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Israeli Rabbi: Religious Jews Aren't Homophobic, We're Just Not Insane
Israel Today ^ | 3/7/18 | Israel Staff Today

Posted on 03/09/2018 7:45:03 AM PST by Roman_War_Criminal

A prominent right-wing rabbi was invited to speak at an event organized by a faction within Education Minister Naftali Bennett's Jewish Home party, and promptly outraged most secular Israelis.

Rabbi Yehoshua Shapira (pictured) is head of the Ramat Gan Yeshiva, and has often spoken out against homosexuality, insisting that such tendencies can be overcome with proper therapy.

At Tuesday's event, Shapira let loose:

"We are not homophobes, and we are not phobic. We do not live out of fear, and we are not scared. We are courageous people, we are the Land of Israel's heroes, and we are not scared of the LGBT trend.

"I have invested many hours in helping people with difficulties in this area. But no, we're not homophobes, we're believers and we're healthy people. And there is an illness which is growing and spreading, and more and more, we are becoming a country that looks like LGBTistan.

"Anyone who speaks about a believing and healthy family is immediately classed as someone who has phobias. He's an extremist. Why? Because he said something that has always been the basis of all of humanity and all of the Torah. It's insane to see this as the problem with Religious Zionism's image.

"When there is an atmosphere of LGBTistan, we don't belong, and they hate us because we're sane."


TOPICS: Current Events; Judaism; Religion & Culture; Religion & Politics
KEYWORDS: familyvalues; homosexuals; lgbtistan
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Liberals will die a million deaths each as they continue to debunk thousands of years of civilization and nature.
1 posted on 03/09/2018 7:45:03 AM PST by Roman_War_Criminal
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

This Rabbi ROCKS!!!!

LGBTistan. What an awesome word!


2 posted on 03/09/2018 7:47:40 AM PST by rjsimmon (The Tree of Liberty Thirsts)
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

Political correctness is destructive self delusion.


3 posted on 03/09/2018 7:48:00 AM PST by allendale (.)
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

Cultural Marxism is intended by design to produce cultural, national and civilization along suicide.

There’s a reason why scum like Bill Ayers went into teaching educators.


4 posted on 03/09/2018 7:49:23 AM PST by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher)
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We are courageous people, we are the Land of Israel's heroes

Music to my ears.

5 posted on 03/09/2018 7:50:15 AM PST by RoosterRedux (Churchill: Success is not final, failure is not fatal. It is the courage to continue that counts.)
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To: rjsimmon

+1
That needs to be a new phrase here at FR.


6 posted on 03/09/2018 7:51:56 AM PST by Roman_War_Criminal (This country & world is living on borrowed time (Luke 17:26-27))
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

Prime quote: “They hate us because we are sane.” That’ll preach.


7 posted on 03/09/2018 7:54:43 AM PST by Migraine ((A smartass who is right can be downright funny. A smartass who is wrong is just a smartass.))
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To: Migraine

That is the situation distilled into seven words. Amen


8 posted on 03/09/2018 7:56:42 AM PST by VietVet876
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

BRAVO RABBI! God bless him!


9 posted on 03/09/2018 7:56:51 AM PST by ClearBlueSky (ISLAM is the problem. ISLAM is the enemy of civilization.)
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

The sane, fearless rabbi speaks the truth!


10 posted on 03/09/2018 7:58:21 AM PST by aquila48
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

RE: HOMOPHOBIC

The word is defined as DISLIKE and PREJUDICE against homosexuals.

Does this describe Orthodox Jews?


11 posted on 03/09/2018 8:01:45 AM PST by SeekAndFind
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To: Migraine

I’m adapting that as my new tag line.


12 posted on 03/09/2018 8:02:32 AM PST by Ciaphas Cain (Progressives donÂ’t want to destroy us because we hate. They want to destroy us because weÂ’re sane)
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

When the truth is spoken, it is music to the ears for all who have ears to hear.


13 posted on 03/09/2018 8:03:26 AM PST by so_real ( "The Congress of the United States recommends and approves the Holy Bible for use in all schools.")
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

No, liberals won’t die by the millions. They have no problem with OTHERS dying by the millions to make their delusions come true, but never themselves.


14 posted on 03/09/2018 8:05:49 AM PST by Ciaphas Cain (Progressives do not want to destroy us because we hate, but because we are sane.)
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

This is a mania. It’s one thing to allow homosexuals and the perpetually confused to live in peace, it’s another thing to force this decadent stuff on nations that must keep on the righteous path to avoid falling into islamic chaos.


15 posted on 03/09/2018 8:13:32 AM PST by miss marmelstein
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To: Ciaphas Cain

I just re-read my initial post and I goofed.

I meant that they would rather die a million deaths than be told they are wrong.

But yes, they have no problem forcing their lifestyle & culture choices on the rest of us, which means millions of innocents do die from those results.


16 posted on 03/09/2018 8:17:36 AM PST by Roman_War_Criminal (This country & world is living on borrowed time (Luke 17:26-27))
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The wisdom of such Rabbis is the essence of how generations of an ancient people of Israel have survived.

17 posted on 03/09/2018 8:31:51 AM PST by Hostage (nga)
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

New tag line


18 posted on 03/09/2018 8:35:14 AM PST by READINABLUESTATE (Don't hate me because I'm sane.)
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To: allendale

...and a cancer that slowly spreads, destroying and killing everything it touches.


19 posted on 03/09/2018 8:47:35 AM PST by cranked
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To: READINABLUESTATE

I like it! LOL!


20 posted on 03/09/2018 9:34:25 AM PST by Roman_War_Criminal (This country & world is living on borrowed time (Luke 17:26-27))
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