Wrath of God behind Israel bird flu?

[NNN0LHI]

http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=oddlyEnoughNews&storyID=2006-03-21T130541Z_01_L21730904_RTRUKOC_0_US-ISRAEL-BIRDFLU.xml&archived=False

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - An outbreak of deadly bird flu in Israel is God's punishment for calls in election ads to legalize gay marriages, according to Rabbi David Basri, a prominent sage preaching Kabbalah or Jewish mysticism.

"The Bible says that God punishes depravity first through plagues against animals and then in people," Basri said in a religious edict quoted by his son.

Basri said he hoped the deaths of hundreds of thousands of turkeys and chickens would help atone for what he called the sins of left-wing Israeli political parties, the son, Rabbi Yitzhak Basri, told Reuters, a week before a national election.

The bird flu outbreak stemmed from far-left political parties "strengthening and encouraging homosexuality," Rabbi Basri's son quoted him as saying.



Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right, here I am, stuck in the middle with you…

[thinkingwoman]

1. all fundies are batshitcrazy

doesn't matter what religion they're part of. :eyes:

[Warpy]

2. Basri is proof there is no god

If there were a god, there would be nothing left of him but a couple of smoking, blackened shoes after he'd been struck by lightning for giving god orders.

[The Magistrate]

6. You Remind Me Of 'Calvin and Hobbes', Ma'am

"It's hard to be religious when certain people aren't incinerated by bolts of lightening."

[Warpy]

10. Why thank you!

I consider that very high praise, indeed!

[Warren DeMontague]

3. Once again proving that dangerous, mind-altering ideas-- like "God"

--have more than earned their status as Schedule 1 controlled concepts, due to the incoherence and violence they can cause and have caused in billions of users and abusers. While some medical usage may be indicated for a select few individuals, these ideas should only be used in controlled, clinical settings under a physician's direction.

[sutz12]

4. Wait'll he sends over one of those hurricane thingies.... n/t

[IsItJustMe]

5. This guy has to be chimp type repuke. Has to be. Ideological twins

[Virginia Dare]

7. So we don't have a corner on the market...

for fundie nut-jobs.

O8)

[NNN0LHI]

8. Jerry Falwell must be on vacation this week? n/t

[Scurrilous]

9. He and his son are under investigation for racist incitement:

Mystical sage, son to be probed for suspected racist incitement

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"The state prosecutor on Tuesday ordered police to open a criminal investigation into Rabbi David Batzri, a prominent sage preaching Jewish mysticism, who is suspected of racist incitement.

Police will also investigate Batzri's son, Rabbi Yitzhak Batzri."

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"According to suspicions, the Batzris allegedly made the racist comments at the conference which was held to rally support against the establishment of a bilingual school for Jewish and Arab students in the heart of the Pat neighborhood.

Rabbi David Batzri said, "the establishment of such a school is a despicable and sinful act. An Arab cannot contaminate what is pure. It is forbidden to blend darkness and light. The nation of Israel is pure and the Arabs are a nation of donkeys. They are an evil disaster, an evil devil, and a nasty affliction."

Rabbi Yitzhak Batzri said, "The Arabs are donkeys and beasts. They want to take our girls. They are endowed with true filthiness. There is pure and there is impure and they are impure."

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[Raksha]

12. OMG, that is horrible!

Re >>Rabbi David Batzri said, "the establishment of such a school is a despicable and sinful act. An Arab cannot contaminate what is pure. It is forbidden to blend darkness and light. The nation of Israel is pure and the Arabs are a nation of donkeys. They are an evil disaster, an evil devil, and a nasty affliction."<<

That this nutcase calls himself a rabbi is enough of a shonda (shame), but that he calls himself a KABBALIST (student and teacher of Jewish mysticism) borders is so disgraceful it borders on obscenity. He knows good and damn well the Arabs are the children of Abraham, just like us! "Darkness and light," my rear end! What an idiot!

[Raksha]

11. This is totally embarrassing to any Jew.

But then I already knew the Christians and the Muslims haven't cornered the market on fundamentalist idiocy...but that doesn't mean I like being reminded of it!

[NNN0LHI]

13. Why? Do you think someone here thinks all Jews are like this nut?

Let me put your mind at ease on this one. I don't think that is the case.

Don