551 Israeli MP Blames Earthquakes on Gays

Lest anyone think that we in the Muslim world have a monopoly on backwardness and comical fundamentalism:

Shlomo Benizri, of the ultra-Orthodox Jewish Shas Party, said the tremors had been caused by lawmaking that gave “legitimacy to sodomy”.

Israel decriminalised homosexuality in 1988 and has since passed several laws recognising gay rights.

Two earthquakes shook the region last week and a further four struck in November and December.

[BBC]

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  1. […] Elijah Zarwan, from Egypt, links to a story of an Israeli MP blaming the recent earthquake on gays and comments: “Lest anyone think that we in the Muslim world have a monopoly on backwardness and comical fundamentalism.” Share This […]

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  2. WHAHAHA! That’s ridiculous. I love the ultra-right!

    Comment by Tara — February 23, 2008 #

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  4. hahah, your intro made me lol.

    Comment by orenf — February 25, 2008 #

  5. You know what’s silly? Israel keeps going on about how the world can’t afford fundies like Hamas coming to power and yet they offer the best example themselves of a state that is a) founded on (ethno)religious identity, b) has an official religion and c) gives religious authorities and clergy a privileged official position and benefits and so on. And fucked up as the system may be, it hasn’t yet led to a theocracy.

    Comment by SP — February 25, 2008 #

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