November 6, 2006
HE NEVER MUCH MINDED US FIGHTING OVER LAND, BUT HE WAS PRETTY HARSH ON SODOM:
Jews and Muslims unite against homosexuals (Tim Butcher, 07/11/2006, Daily Telegraph)
Jews and Muslims in Jerusalem have found common ground in their fierce opposition to a gay rights rally due to be held in the city this week.Leaders from both faiths have united to denounce the parade, which has prompted nights of street protest by ultra-orthodox Jews, who regard homosexuality as an "abomination", and death threats against those taking part. [...]
The issue of the parade is generating more media coverage than the Israeli military incursion into Gaza, which has left more than 50 Palestinians dead.
The city's Islamic leadership is opposed to the parade, with Tayseer Tamimi, the head of the Palestinian supreme council of Sharia litigation, leading Muslim opposition. "This march tries to destroy the moral and spiritual values for youths," he said. "All religions discredit gays because it is against the decent human nature created by God."
Posted by Orrin Judd at November 6, 2006 9:10 PM
