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Deputy Minister for Religious Affairs, Rabbi Eli Ben Dahan, from the settler party Habayit Hayehudi (Jewish Home) gave an interview (Heb) to the Israeli daily Maariv yesterday on his partys stance against gay marriage. Personally, I couldnt decide which headline I should go with on this one: his racism against non-Jews, or his contempt for gays. It was a lose-lose situation.
Heres a snippet from the interview. Remember, this man is a high ranking government official in the only democracy in the Middle East.
What will you do if the Knesset votes on a bill legalizing gay marriage?
No way. Also, a Jew cannot marry a gentile. Is that the same thing?
We dont recognize either of them. And anyway, a Jew always has a much higher soul than a gentile, even if hes gay.
http://972mag.com/nstt_feeditem/israeli-deputy-minister-jews-have-a-higher-soul-than-gentiles-even-if-theyre-gay/
panader0
(25,816 posts)villager
(26,001 posts)This guy's a major embarrassment to Jews everywhere!
1000words
(7,051 posts)villager
(26,001 posts)As someone with both a Jewish and Gentile background myself, perhaps I feel it more acutely...!
dipsydoodle
(42,239 posts).
Mass
(27,315 posts)and yes, there are a number of religious Jews that will not recognize a marriage between a Jew and a gentile. I know my in-laws were shocked when we told them we were getting married. (after 27 years, my MIL has had time to get used to it).