Why Jews should support gay rights
Current mood: disgusted

Did you know that in 19th century Germany, Jewish marriages were not recognized by the state?

I don't know whether my great-great-great grandparents were in love or not; I'd like to imagine that they were, but as anyone who has seen Fiddler on the Roof knows, arranged marriages were common in centuries past. I do know this, however: my family name, Silberstein, belonged to my great-great-great grandmother. Because Jewish marriages were not legal, German authorities refused to give the father's name, Obstler, to the "illegitimate" children of the marriage.

If this disgusts you, then consider what you're saying when you claim that gay marriage should not be legal.

Incidentally, Jews weren't the only people persecuted and killed in Nazi Germany. Hitler targeted homosexuals as well. His campaign began with making homosexual "clubs" illegal, then progressed to the gas chambers. The homosexual symbol, a pink triangle, was the badge homosexual prisoners were forced to wear in the death camps, just as the yellow star of David was forced upon the Jews.

Those of you who believe that the Bible is literal truth, and therefore all homosexuals are condemned to hell, think about it.

Many, many non-heterosexual people have been there. And so have Jews.

Enough said.