Jerusalem Gay Bar Torched - Democratic Underground

davidinalameda

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Mon Apr-25-05 11:17 PM
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Jerusalem Gay Bar Torched

http://www.365gay.com/newscon05/04/042505jerusalem.htm

Police are investigating a fire at Jerusalem's only LGBT bar as extreme Orthodox rabbis and Christian evangelical groups ratchet up the rhetoric in opposition to World Pride celebrations scheduled for the city this summer.

Sa'ar Netanel, a member of Jerusalem's city council and the owner of the bar, Shushan, said that Sunday night a man entered the doorway of the club and threw a burning rag inside.

Flames spread quickly but patrons escaped without injury.

and these fundie fools think that their god condones behavior like this

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Maat

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Mon Apr-25-05 11:18 PM
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1. Sick.

The owners and patrons are in my prayers. Shameful, just shameful.

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TaleWgnDg

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Mon Apr-25-05 11:21 PM
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2. May the Eric Rudolph's of this world be eternally held responsible

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May the Eric Rudolph's of this world be eternally held responsible for their ungodly assertions and behavior! Amen.

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The Doctor.

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Mon Apr-25-05 11:23 PM
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3. I had a moment of 'cognitive/Literal imposition' when I swore I read...

Edited on Mon Apr-25-05 11:25 PM by Dr_eldritch

"Police are advertising a fire at Jerusalem's only LGBT bar..."

Seriously... In the split-second, the moment before we actually read the words - we interpret them.

There are many interesting reasons for this. I have gone to great lengths to make myself aware of when I am doing it.

Before I apprehended the words themselves, I saw "advertising" rather than "investigating".

Wonder why that is?

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xchrom

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Tue Apr-26-05 05:41 AM
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4. words of hate are followed up with actions of hate.

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MadAsHellNewYorker

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Tue Apr-26-05 11:09 AM
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5. I used to hang out there when i was living in Israel

Edited on Tue Apr-26-05 11:11 AM by MadAsHellNewYorker

If its the same dance bar "Lyla." They had a great party on thursday nights.

This fucking blows.

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Guy Fawkes

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Tue Apr-26-05 05:23 PM
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6. As a Jew...

I am ashamed. I was very hopeful when Israel starting thinking about legalizing gay marriage.

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