Despite the fact that he comes from a different faith tradition, Rabbi Yehuda Levin is essentially an Alabama redneck fundamentalist. This is why the Religious Right likes him — he’s, unlike the great majority of American Jews, as big a bigot as they are. I often wonder how he feels about the fact that they trot him out whenever they want to appear interfaith, even though they likely believe he’s going to burn in hell.
Of course, that’s neither here nor there. Levin decided to open his mouth and emanate words about the “link between earthquakes and homosexuality,” and guess what? Even though the epicenter of the other day’s earthquake was far closer to Matt Barber’s grundle than it was to DuPont Circle, it’s our fault again:
Hey moron: earthquakes are caused by fault lines. We’ve known this since the 1700′s, at the very latest. Therefore your weird, infantile argument about “god” using earthquakes to punish people for homosexuality is pathetic and sad. So stop talking, as you are embarrassing your ancestors.
The one bit of good news in this is that, unlike the situation with American fundamentalist Christians, virtually everyone knows that normal Jewish people would laugh their asses off at this man. You moderate and liberal Christians have work to do, loves, to get your religion to the point where everybody knows that Tony Perkins doesn’t represent your faith.
[h/t Pam]
Dear Fundamentalist Douchebags: We’d be more impressed if your God’s aim wasn’t so bad that the epicenter of Homophobequake 2011 was way down in Virgina and felt over much of the East Coast and Pennsylvania.
Predicting this from the religious right was about as easy as predicting falling leaves for October. Wait until the hurricane goes over NY, they’ll have a field day with that one. Gay marriage=hurricane; you may start your stop-watches now….tick tick tick.
Sigh … It was only a matter of time before SOME fundamentalist blamed the earthquake on a group they didn’t like.
I’ll believe in their “punishments/warnings from God” the day an earthquake happens nowhere near a fault line. And it can’t have been caused by something humans did either (i.e. mining, bombing, and such).
As a Jewish person, all I can do is say that this man is a disgrace. What a buffoon.
When are you going to realize that this is Woody Allen’s idea of a Candid Camera prank?
Muir, I’ll go farther than that. I’ll believe it when I see the receipt. A loud booming voice filling the heavens will be fine, or the clouds forming into letters such as “STOP __________.”
And we are surprised by this how exactly? I’m just surprised it took them a whole day to start blaming “the gays.” Honestly, I’m beginning to think the Fundies might be interpreting these disasters incorrectly. If God is indeed sending these earthquakes as a warning, since they hit the home states of Focus on the Family, Oral Roberts University, and Liberty University, maybe the Creator is telling the Fundamentalist Christians to change THEIR ways or he’ll destroy them. Just a thought there.
Who knew we had all this power over nature. If we could somehow harness it and use it for good.
King Arthur: “This new learning amazes me, Sir Bedevere. Explain to me again how sheep’s bladders may be employed to prevent earthquakes.”
Monty Python, Search for the Holy Grail
Since gay marriage isn’t yet recognized by our federal government, why aren’t all these natural disasters happening to places like Argentina, Belgium, Canada, Iceland, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, South Africa, and Sweden? And can’t we get Fred Phelps to go to one of these places?
It was the fault’s fault. PS. your hat looks stupid.
@ NotSoDeepSouth-either they’re’ thinking’ is too myopic, or God doesn’t care about those other heathen countries, only the USA, because as Church Lady says, ‘aren’t we special’.
Thanks-a-mundo for the article post.Much thanks again. Great.