The Religion(s) of Peace...

[jamesq]

Kiped from the infojunkies:

At first glance, it looked to be a triumph of the human spirit. There, at a joint news conference last week in Jerusalem, stood the patriarchs of the rival faiths of the Middle East -- Israel's chief rabbis, the deputy mufti of Jerusalem, leaders of the Catholic and Armenian churches -- Jews, Muslims and Christians, together at last.

And the cause that had united them? A gay pride festival scheduled for August in Jerusalem. The leaders of religious orthodoxy had come together to help ban the festival. Interreligious harmony reigned as historic enmities gave way to a common loathing of homosexuals.

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[catalytic.livejournal.com]

Isn't it amazing the way hate and intolerance can bring the religions of "peace and understanding" together at last?

Fuck do I ever hate organized religion.

*Argh!*

[(Anonymous)]

Tolerance requires an open mind, organized religions aren't.

I just love the two-faced rhetoric that comes out of Bishop Henry - all of it fueled by the bigotry borne of ignorance and calcified thought processes.

- Grog
http://www.crystalgaze2.blogspot.com/