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Category Archives: Homosexuality
Open Letter To Out Of The Closet Rabbi
David Benkoff writes: Dear Rabbi Gil Steinlauf: You sure made a splash yesterday when, as the senior rabbi of Adas Israel (the largest Conservative synagogue in Washington DC) you announced that you are divorcing your wife and coming out as … Continue reading
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Do non-stratified societies have no homosexuals?
Comment: This study finds that, contrary to the current view that homosexuals were a constant fixture in all societies at all times, an analysis of 107 societies revealed the absence of homosexual behavior in some human groups. Notably, gays seem … Continue reading
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MetroWeekly: Last fall, Rabbi Gil Steinlauf of Adas Israel Synagogue sent an email to his congregation. He told them he was gay. (And it was good.)
MetroWeekly: “I’m not going to go on record as saying Moses was gay.” Rabbi Gil Steinlauf says this with a laugh — he laughs often and warmly, it turns out — but he’s also quite serious in response to a … Continue reading
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How Deep Is The Poz?
From Chateau Heartiste: For new readers: “poz” is shorthand for the propagation of culture degeneracy, filth, freakishness, and antipathy toward normal, psychologically healthy humans. The epithet is retrofitted from its original use in the gayfag “bug chaser” sewer, where poz … Continue reading
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Why Vladimir Putin Embraces Jews — But Not Gays
Forward: “We, all of us, will not put up with attempts to legitimize homosexual wedding,” Samoilenko boomed. “Wedlock between men and women assures the continuation of life and we’re duty-bound to resist dangerous ugliness like homosexuality and promiscuity. I know … Continue reading
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The Gay Community’s Serial Killer Problem
BLOG: In 2009, the Senate passed legislation extending hate crime laws to protect the gay and lesbian community. The bill was a result of murder of Matthew Shepard, a gay University of Wyoming student who was murdered in 1998. For … Continue reading
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Gay Rights & The State Department
Ex-CIA officer Philip Giraldi writes: But even as the dust begins to settle the New York Times is reporting on a new existential crisis: same-sex marriages in the Foreign Service explored in an article entitled “State Department Fights for Rights … Continue reading
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How Can I Show Her That Judaism Welcomes Lesbians?
“This year is the first time my new non-Jewish daughter-in-law will be spending the high holidays with us. She and my daughter will be coming up from New York City…” From the Forward: Going into an unfamiliar religious environment can … Continue reading
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Planned Inhumanities: From Roe to Obergefell
Robert Oscar Lopez writes: The flip side of the disposable child, of course, is the child as a desired commodity. Since people can be thrown out when they are not convenient, they can also be manufactured and maintained through industrialized … Continue reading
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A Jewish Approach To Same Sex Attraction
A letter from the Lubavitcher Rebbe to a person with Same Sex Attraction: By the Grace of G-d 25th of Shevat, 5746 Brooklyn, N.Y. Greeting and Blessing: This is to acknowledge receipt of your letter of Jan. 26th, in which … Continue reading
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