Gotta Watch Out For . . . Those People

I never thought I would compare anyone to Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson, but this Israeli politician has to be of the same ilk. I have posted the entire story from BBC with the appropriate citation at the bottom of the story.

Israeli MP blames quakes on gays

An Israeli MP has blamed parliament's tolerance of gays for earthquakes that have rocked the Holy Land recently.

Shlomo Benizri, of the ultra-Orthodox Jewish Shas Party, said the tremors had been caused by lawmaking that gave "legitimacy to sodomy".

Israel decriminalised homosexuality in 1988 and has since passed several laws recognising gay rights.
Two earthquakes shook the region last week and a further four struck in November and December.
Adoption

Mr Benizri made his comments while addressing a committee of the Israeli parliament, or Knesset, about the country's readiness for earthquakes.

He called on lawmakers to stop "passing legislation on how to encourage homosexual activity in the state of Israel, which anyway brings about earthquakes".

Israeli court rulings in recent years have granted inheritance rights to gay couples and recognised same-sex marriages performed abroad.

Last week, Israel's attorney general ruled same-sex couples could adopt.

Story from BBC NEWS:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/middle_east/7255657.stm

Published: 2008/02/20 19:24:52 GMT

So, I guess, by Benizri's logic, any natural disaster or tragic calamity can now be blamed on granting rights to citizens of a country who happen to be homosexual. Of course, also by his logic, which confuses "cause and effect" with "taking place after", any number of other events, including the Ultra-Orthodox protests against opening a parking lot on the Sabbath that have taken place for months now could also be the cause of the earthquakes.