Leaders of the world's three major faith groups—Christianity, Judaism and Islam—have agreed to call a cease fire in a dispute that dates back thousands of years. Instead of warring against each other, the religions have agreed to join forces against a foe they can all agree on: homosexuals.
Rabbi: "This is not the homo land, this is the Holy Land."
By Elke Drumfeld, Middle East Correspondent
JERUSALEM—Leaders of the world's three major faith groups—Christianity, Judaism and Islam—have agreed to call a cease fire in a dispute that dates back thousands of years. Instead of warring against each other, the religions have agreed to join forces against a foe they can all agree on: homosexuals.
The historic peace agreement comes amid news that leaders of several international gay organizations are planning a 10-day long festival and parade in Jerusalem in support of tolerance and diversity. While the major religious groups are deeply divided on every thing from whether Jesus Christ was really the son of God to which of them can claim Jerusalem as its holy city, all three can agree that tolerance and diversity are to be avoided at any cost.
At a news conference in Jerusalem last week, American Rabbi Yehuda Levin referred to the planned gathering as "the spiritual rape of the Holy City," and said that "This is not the homo land. This is the Holy Land."
Walling off 'Love without Borders'
The protest against the international gay celebration, being billed as "Love without Borders," began in the United States by Leo Giovinetti, a California pastor who has successfully lobbied for intolerance in that country and is now projecting his efforts abroad.
Mr. Giovinetti, the Senior Pastor of Mission Valley Christian Fellowship in San Diego, CA, has launched a world-wide petition drive, urging members of the warring religions to put aside their differences and unite around their hatred of gays and lesbians.
Pastor Giovinetti is said to have gotten the idea for the global campaign for intolerance after being approached a member of his congregation who is also a recovered gay man. Despite having cast off the trappings of his formerly sinful lifestyle, the member apparently continues to monitor gay websites.
If only the Pope could join inFive years ago, international gay organizations held their first WorldPride festival in Rome, attracting tens of thousands to a march that snaked through the central part of that ancient city. While the Rome gathering attracted the support of much of the Italian political establishment, Pope John Paul II made a special trip out on his balcony to condemn the event, calling it an insult to the values that Christianity holds so dear.
Even from his deathbed, advisors had urged him to limit his last condemnations for groups and individuals that truly deserved them.
Intolerance from the grave
Despite his demise, the Pope will continue to lend moral support to the anti-tolerance initiative. In his most recent book, "Memory and Identity," his fifth book for mass circulation, the Pope fired off a series of condemnations, including Nazi and Stalinist exterminations, abortion, the Enlightenment of the 18th century, and gay marriage on his 'top ten' list of all-time wickedness.
Like many of the stories I read on this site, the rhetoric is free-wheeling and very funny, but the essential facts appear to be true! This one parodies a New York Times article dated 31 March that says something quite similar. :-)
Posted by: News Junkie | April 09, 2005 at 04:04 AM