Queer

Hee hee hee.

One thing I have always loved about being a Reform Jew, is that my people, have very little beef with same sex relationships. I mean sure it's written in the Torah that a community should stone homosexuals to death.

But there are 612 other laws, such as; "An Ammonite or Moabite shall never marry the daughter of an Israelite" that we conveniently ignore, and for quite some time now, the same sex stipulations have been pretty handily swept under the rug.

So how irritating is it (like seriously hair-pullingly frustrating and stupid) to read this article in Rabble about how the B'nai Brith is running around to different Pride sponsors trying to get them to pull support from the parade on the basis of one *float* that is critical of Israel. Not the who parade, just the views of one group.

Talk about back-stabbing
Talk about petty
Talk about denial of freedom of speech
Talk about hatred and prejudice obstructing vision and justice

If supporters of Israel continue to curry favor with people who use hate as a weapon, (and of course I am thinking of the evangelicals here), then I will not be surprised if the evangels turn out to be right and Israel becomes nothing more then a cog in the giant armageddon machine.

My People, what are you doing??

Since I happen to have all 613 commandments open in another window, let's take a look at what the Torah says about the Jews and property rights:

"Fidelity": Don't Divorce... from Courage Campaign on Vimeo.

Thanks Shameless

From the National Center for lesbian Rights, Community Mourns The Loss of Beloved Civil Rights Leader Del Martin, 87.

Del Martin was instrumental in many civil rights struggles, from the founding of the first social group for lesbians "Daughters of Bilitis" in 1955 to her wedding two months ago to long-time partner Phyllis Lyon.

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