"In a Holy City fissured by faith, finding a consensus on anything among Jewish, Christian and Muslim clerics is a near-miraculous occurrence. Yet Jerusalem's rabbis, priests and imams have united, however briefly, to stop the city's Gay Pride parade."Er ... Um ... Glad we could help?
"For some of their followers, the issue is worth spilling blood over: An unknown extremist Jewish group pasted up signs announcing a $500 "reward" for every gay man or woman killed during the parade, which is scheduled for Nov. 10. Several ultra-orthodox rabbis have vowed to mobilize more than 100,000 protesters to shut down Jerusalem on the day of the parade, and police warn that some groups plan to pelt the marchers with apples jagged with razor blades. "Uhhh ... Holy crap.
TIME looks at "the showdown over a gay pride march [which] reveals the rising tension between religion and secularism in the Jewish State." Click to read.
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Religionists' gratuitous overpopulating habits and their totally senseless hatred of gays are why I have renounced and swore off religion.
I worship God NOT religion.
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