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More Than 100 Orthodox Rabbis Sign Anti-Gay Proclamation |
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Written by Jonathan Higbee |
Tuesday, 06 December 2011
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| Tags: orthodox, rabbis, group, 100, anti-gay, document, proclamation, denunciation, homophobic, marriage equality, wedding, intolerance, religion, same sex, gay |
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More than 100 Orthodox rabbis, some of whom are considered the most prominent in the world, have signed a public proclamation denouncing marriage equality and the tolerant rabbis who might support love. Details follow.
Reports Algemeiner:
Over 100 Orthodox Rabbis – among them some of the most prominent rabbinic figures in the Orthodox Jewish world, including Rabbi Hershel Schachter and Rabbi Hershel Reichman of Yeshiva University and Rabbi Elie Abadie of the Safra Synagogue – issued a statement declaring that, “By definition, a union that is not sanctioned by Torah law is not an Orthodox wedding, and by definition a person who conducts such a ceremony is not an Orthodox rabbi.” They also dispelled any doubt over possible flexibility on the matter in the future, writing, “We strongly object to this desecration of Torah values and to the subsequent misleading reportage…the public should not be misled into thinking that Orthodox Jewish values on this issue can change, are changing, or might someday change…any claims to the contrary are inaccurate and false.”
The homophobic alliance went on to write that the LGBT individual is "challenged."
“We as rabbis, lovingly play a crucial role in helping Jews who may be facing great personal challenges to feel comfortable and welcome in our communities…some individuals experience deep inner conflict as they seek a holy path to serve God…we devote our lives towards helping all those in our broader community achieve their loftiest spiritual potential, while fully upholding the timeless values expressed in our Holy Torah.”
A quick note to the anti-gay rabbinic coalition: it seems like the LGBT individual's only "challenge to feeling comfortable and welcome in the community" is your blatant intolerance and hate.
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