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	<title>Comments on: Radical Rabbi Blames Gay People for Earthquake</title>
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		<title>By: Reynardine</title>
		<link>http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2011/08/24/radical-rabbi-blames-gay-people-for-earthquake/comment-page-1/#comment-319380</link>
		<dc:creator>Reynardine</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Aug 2011 14:22:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>No, Karen, if you want to prevent divorce, outlaw marriage - or at least make it a whole lot harder to get.

A decade and a half ago, I asked several county and circuit judges when I ran into them: What do you think about making people wait six months between the marriage license application and its issuance? The invariable response was, &quot;Yay!&quot; Sometimes, they added, &quot;No more &#039;heat of the night&#039; weddings&quot;, or, &quot;I could take more vacations!&quot; If these anti-immigrant jobs thought about it, it would even be a serious deterrent to &quot;green card marriages&quot;. Somehow, though, they all take the position that marriage is compulsory, except where it is forbidden, and all people should be rushed into it, except those who must be kept out.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>No, Karen, if you want to prevent divorce, outlaw marriage &#8211; or at least make it a whole lot harder to get.</p>
<p>A decade and a half ago, I asked several county and circuit judges when I ran into them: What do you think about making people wait six months between the marriage license application and its issuance? The invariable response was, &#8220;Yay!&#8221; Sometimes, they added, &#8220;No more &#8216;heat of the night&#8217; weddings&#8221;, or, &#8220;I could take more vacations!&#8221; If these anti-immigrant jobs thought about it, it would even be a serious deterrent to &#8220;green card marriages&#8221;. Somehow, though, they all take the position that marriage is compulsory, except where it is forbidden, and all people should be rushed into it, except those who must be kept out.</p>
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		<title>By: druidlens</title>
		<link>http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2011/08/24/radical-rabbi-blames-gay-people-for-earthquake/comment-page-1/#comment-319239</link>
		<dc:creator>druidlens</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2011 22:48:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>If God didn&#039;t want LGBT people She wouldn&#039;t have created them.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If God didn&#8217;t want LGBT people She wouldn&#8217;t have created them.</p>
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		<title>By: Karen, a tired old lesbian</title>
		<link>http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2011/08/24/radical-rabbi-blames-gay-people-for-earthquake/comment-page-1/#comment-319219</link>
		<dc:creator>Karen, a tired old lesbian</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2011 21:07:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>If you want to protect marriage, outlaw divorce.  If you aren&#039;t willing to do that, mind your own business.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you want to protect marriage, outlaw divorce.  If you aren&#8217;t willing to do that, mind your own business.</p>
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		<title>By: Lex</title>
		<link>http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2011/08/24/radical-rabbi-blames-gay-people-for-earthquake/comment-page-1/#comment-319151</link>
		<dc:creator>Lex</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2011 12:45:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Every religion has a version of Fred Phelps</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Every religion has a version of Fred Phelps</p>
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		<title>By: skinnyminny</title>
		<link>http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2011/08/24/radical-rabbi-blames-gay-people-for-earthquake/comment-page-1/#comment-319135</link>
		<dc:creator>skinnyminny</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2011 11:06:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>John,
I am agnostic, which means, I don&#039;t deny or confirm there is a good, need more proof.

I don&#039;t blame or disown God because of these idiots. I blame the idiots for lying and controling people. They are quick to ask, &quot;what would God Do?&quot; Or quick to say, &quot;God told me...,&quot; I just find it odd that God would talk to these people. I find it odd that the Holy Bible talks about greed, and that&#039;s all these people are about. I find it odd that the bible says to help the poor, and all they do is help themselves, in fact, it seems they pick and choose what part of the bible they want. And to wrap this one up, have they ever thought about blaming the porn they are looking at that caused this earthquake, or the lies they are telling their flock. If I wanted to look up to someone that&#039;s not doing the right thing, there are criminals, bad boys, or straight up hustlers that I could look up to, at least you know where they are coming from. To me, these guys sit up and bash everyone for sin, and they all have a skeleton or two in the closet. Me, I&#039;m heterosexual, but, I am tired of these guys that is suppose to lift the spirits of people knock people down, or should I say emotionally abuse people. Church used to be a place people could go when they were down on their luck, felt like life was getting the best of them, or couldn&#039;t deal with life in general, and needed uplifting. I refuse to deal with people that say one thing in a church, then in public bash people that may already be at a low point in their life due to public discrimination/ridicule/harassment. I think it&#039;s time we ask these so called people of God, &quot;is this what God want to you do?&quot;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>John,<br />
I am agnostic, which means, I don&#8217;t deny or confirm there is a good, need more proof.</p>
<p>I don&#8217;t blame or disown God because of these idiots. I blame the idiots for lying and controling people. They are quick to ask, &#8220;what would God Do?&#8221; Or quick to say, &#8220;God told me&#8230;,&#8221; I just find it odd that God would talk to these people. I find it odd that the Holy Bible talks about greed, and that&#8217;s all these people are about. I find it odd that the bible says to help the poor, and all they do is help themselves, in fact, it seems they pick and choose what part of the bible they want. And to wrap this one up, have they ever thought about blaming the porn they are looking at that caused this earthquake, or the lies they are telling their flock. If I wanted to look up to someone that&#8217;s not doing the right thing, there are criminals, bad boys, or straight up hustlers that I could look up to, at least you know where they are coming from. To me, these guys sit up and bash everyone for sin, and they all have a skeleton or two in the closet. Me, I&#8217;m heterosexual, but, I am tired of these guys that is suppose to lift the spirits of people knock people down, or should I say emotionally abuse people. Church used to be a place people could go when they were down on their luck, felt like life was getting the best of them, or couldn&#8217;t deal with life in general, and needed uplifting. I refuse to deal with people that say one thing in a church, then in public bash people that may already be at a low point in their life due to public discrimination/ridicule/harassment. I think it&#8217;s time we ask these so called people of God, &#8220;is this what God want to you do?&#8221;</p>
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		<title>By: Jason</title>
		<link>http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2011/08/24/radical-rabbi-blames-gay-people-for-earthquake/comment-page-1/#comment-319099</link>
		<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2011 05:59:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>why is it always gays that God needs to punish with earthquakes etc? Why don&#039;t the prachers ever jump up and down over all the believers who willingly and knowingly sin with smoking and fast food- &#039;treat thy body as a temple unto the Lord&#039; and lets face it, a whole bunch of fat believers putting stress on the tectonic plates, and causing an earthquake, makes just as much sense as a few gays having sex.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>why is it always gays that God needs to punish with earthquakes etc? Why don&#8217;t the prachers ever jump up and down over all the believers who willingly and knowingly sin with smoking and fast food- &#8216;treat thy body as a temple unto the Lord&#8217; and lets face it, a whole bunch of fat believers putting stress on the tectonic plates, and causing an earthquake, makes just as much sense as a few gays having sex.</p>
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		<title>By: Sam Molloy</title>
		<link>http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2011/08/24/radical-rabbi-blames-gay-people-for-earthquake/comment-page-1/#comment-319091</link>
		<dc:creator>Sam Molloy</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2011 05:13:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Actually I was expecting the so-called-christian right to say this, not a so-called-rabbi.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Actually I was expecting the so-called-christian right to say this, not a so-called-rabbi.</p>
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		<title>By: Madolynn Cronk</title>
		<link>http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2011/08/24/radical-rabbi-blames-gay-people-for-earthquake/comment-page-1/#comment-319036</link>
		<dc:creator>Madolynn Cronk</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2011 00:41:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I&#039;m sure that it scared the shit out of everybody in the Quismo VA.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m sure that it scared the shit out of everybody in the Quismo VA.</p>
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		<title>By: Robert McLernon</title>
		<link>http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2011/08/24/radical-rabbi-blames-gay-people-for-earthquake/comment-page-1/#comment-319030</link>
		<dc:creator>Robert McLernon</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2011 00:25:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Q.  Why are these wingnut freaks given so much publicity?   

A. People need a good laugh.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Q.  Why are these wingnut freaks given so much publicity?   </p>
<p>A. People need a good laugh.</p>
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		<title>By: krissy</title>
		<link>http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2011/08/24/radical-rabbi-blames-gay-people-for-earthquake/comment-page-1/#comment-319024</link>
		<dc:creator>krissy</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2011 00:15:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I&#039;m sure he&#039;s preparing a hurricane statement as we speak. His congregants must be really messed up because of him.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m sure he&#8217;s preparing a hurricane statement as we speak. His congregants must be really messed up because of him.</p>
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		<title>By: Difluoroethene</title>
		<link>http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2011/08/24/radical-rabbi-blames-gay-people-for-earthquake/comment-page-1/#comment-318999</link>
		<dc:creator>Difluoroethene</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 22:16:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>This guy endorsed Randall Terry for president, too.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This guy endorsed Randall Terry for president, too.</p>
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		<title>By: Clay Williams</title>
		<link>http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2011/08/24/radical-rabbi-blames-gay-people-for-earthquake/comment-page-1/#comment-318980</link>
		<dc:creator>Clay Williams</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 21:14:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>My definition of decency does not extend to those who had a baby boy JUST 10 DAYS AFTER THEIR WEDDING VOWS!  No, not a miracle...a bigot and liar who is now on TV every weekday and who claims to know the inner-most thoughts of every Deity since the dawn of time!  Anybody know who this mystery person is??????  Condemn him not for his &quot;sinful behaviour&quot; but for his lying about them!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>My definition of decency does not extend to those who had a baby boy JUST 10 DAYS AFTER THEIR WEDDING VOWS!  No, not a miracle&#8230;a bigot and liar who is now on TV every weekday and who claims to know the inner-most thoughts of every Deity since the dawn of time!  Anybody know who this mystery person is??????  Condemn him not for his &#8220;sinful behaviour&#8221; but for his lying about them!</p>
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		<title>By: Emma Onawa</title>
		<link>http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2011/08/24/radical-rabbi-blames-gay-people-for-earthquake/comment-page-1/#comment-318978</link>
		<dc:creator>Emma Onawa</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 21:07:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Why are these wingnut freaks given so much publicity?  The only attention they should get is condemnation</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Why are these wingnut freaks given so much publicity?  The only attention they should get is condemnation</p>
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		<title>By: Robert McLernon</title>
		<link>http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2011/08/24/radical-rabbi-blames-gay-people-for-earthquake/comment-page-1/#comment-318957</link>
		<dc:creator>Robert McLernon</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 20:12:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Where do people get such stupid, idiotic ideas? How do people get so far divorced from reality?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Where do people get such stupid, idiotic ideas? How do people get so far divorced from reality?</p>
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		<title>By: Robert McLernon</title>
		<link>http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2011/08/24/radical-rabbi-blames-gay-people-for-earthquake/comment-page-1/#comment-318954</link>
		<dc:creator>Robert McLernon</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 19:59:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I&#039;ve got news for you - We did not cause this earthquake!
But it sounds like a great idea! Why don&#039;t we pick a time and a place, and jump up and down!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;ve got news for you &#8211; We did not cause this earthquake!<br />
But it sounds like a great idea! Why don&#8217;t we pick a time and a place, and jump up and down!</p>
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		<title>By: Terry Washington</title>
		<link>http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2011/08/24/radical-rabbi-blames-gay-people-for-earthquake/comment-page-1/#comment-318935</link>
		<dc:creator>Terry Washington</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 19:04:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Why not blame gays for the common cold and HIV viruses as well?

Terry</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Why not blame gays for the common cold and HIV viruses as well?</p>
<p>Terry</p>
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		<title>By: bsman</title>
		<link>http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2011/08/24/radical-rabbi-blames-gay-people-for-earthquake/comment-page-1/#comment-318932</link>
		<dc:creator>bsman</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 19:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Life imitates comedy:  http://www.borowitzreport.com/2011/08/24/pat-robertson-blames-mild-earthquake-on-people-who-seem-kind-of-gay/</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Life imitates comedy:  <a href="http://www.borowitzreport.com/2011/08/24/pat-robertson-blames-mild-earthquake-on-people-who-seem-kind-of-gay/" rel="nofollow">http://www.borowitzreport.com/.....nd-of-gay/</a></p>
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		<title>By: CM</title>
		<link>http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2011/08/24/radical-rabbi-blames-gay-people-for-earthquake/comment-page-1/#comment-318928</link>
		<dc:creator>CM</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 18:51:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I&#039;m sure the quake scared the heck out of the two gay people in Louisa County, Va.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m sure the quake scared the heck out of the two gay people in Louisa County, Va.</p>
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		<title>By: John</title>
		<link>http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2011/08/24/radical-rabbi-blames-gay-people-for-earthquake/comment-page-1/#comment-318925</link>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 18:44:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>People, I am a Catholic christian. My God, the God who created all peoples and things can be a vengeful God and those hate mongers only know this god. But I know a merciful God a God of love. He gave us free will. What we do with that free will, well, is our choice. OUR choice. I refuse to blame or disown a God because of the sins and the hate of others.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>People, I am a Catholic christian. My God, the God who created all peoples and things can be a vengeful God and those hate mongers only know this god. But I know a merciful God a God of love. He gave us free will. What we do with that free will, well, is our choice. OUR choice. I refuse to blame or disown a God because of the sins and the hate of others.</p>
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		<title>By: John</title>
		<link>http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2011/08/24/radical-rabbi-blames-gay-people-for-earthquake/comment-page-1/#comment-318924</link>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 18:37:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Yes Ruslan,  I believe you&#039;re right. Look at &quot;Rev&quot; Phelps family. All they talk about is God Hates Gays! Either they don&#039;t know God that much or they made their own god for their own church.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yes Ruslan,  I believe you&#8217;re right. Look at &#8220;Rev&#8221; Phelps family. All they talk about is God Hates Gays! Either they don&#8217;t know God that much or they made their own god for their own church.</p>
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		<title>By: Marisa</title>
		<link>http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2011/08/24/radical-rabbi-blames-gay-people-for-earthquake/comment-page-1/#comment-318922</link>
		<dc:creator>Marisa</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 18:30:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Well, we all know how that CREEPY rabbis exist as well as CREEPY over-the-top Christians - including preachers, &quot;believers,&quot; and certain politicians.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Well, we all know how that CREEPY rabbis exist as well as CREEPY over-the-top Christians &#8211; including preachers, &#8220;believers,&#8221; and certain politicians.</p>
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		<title>By: Paen</title>
		<link>http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2011/08/24/radical-rabbi-blames-gay-people-for-earthquake/comment-page-1/#comment-318918</link>
		<dc:creator>Paen</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 18:20:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Maybe the good rabbi should have a debate with people who blame Jews for the earthquake just to see just who is the most idiotic.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Maybe the good rabbi should have a debate with people who blame Jews for the earthquake just to see just who is the most idiotic.</p>
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		<title>By: Ruslan Amirkhanov</title>
		<link>http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2011/08/24/radical-rabbi-blames-gay-people-for-earthquake/comment-page-1/#comment-318911</link>
		<dc:creator>Ruslan Amirkhanov</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 17:55:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I notice, Matthew, that most homophobes devote a LOT of time to pondering gay sex.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I notice, Matthew, that most homophobes devote a LOT of time to pondering gay sex.</p>
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		<title>By: Martha Wenstrand</title>
		<link>http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2011/08/24/radical-rabbi-blames-gay-people-for-earthquake/comment-page-1/#comment-318898</link>
		<dc:creator>Martha Wenstrand</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 17:07:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Talk about blinders on - traditional marriage supporters are the ones picking on LGBT folks and those who are pro-gay marriage proponents. I have been told that people like me are responsible for the demise of the ELCA. Yea right.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Talk about blinders on &#8211; traditional marriage supporters are the ones picking on LGBT folks and those who are pro-gay marriage proponents. I have been told that people like me are responsible for the demise of the ELCA. Yea right.</p>
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		<title>By: Matthew Bright</title>
		<link>http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2011/08/24/radical-rabbi-blames-gay-people-for-earthquake/comment-page-1/#comment-318894</link>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Bright</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 17:01:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>It appears this guy thinks about gay sex more than gay people think about gay sex.  His mind is a pornographic movie.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It appears this guy thinks about gay sex more than gay people think about gay sex.  His mind is a pornographic movie.</p>
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		<title>By: Todd</title>
		<link>http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2011/08/24/radical-rabbi-blames-gay-people-for-earthquake/comment-page-1/#comment-318881</link>
		<dc:creator>Todd</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 16:39:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>It was only a matter of time?  You were anticipating this?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It was only a matter of time?  You were anticipating this?</p>
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		<title>By: ModerateMike</title>
		<link>http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2011/08/24/radical-rabbi-blames-gay-people-for-earthquake/comment-page-1/#comment-318878</link>
		<dc:creator>ModerateMike</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 16:33:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>No, no, he&#039;s got it all wrong; there&#039;s a scientific explanation for this: The influx of immigrants from Muslim and Hispanic countries combined with an increase in the population of homosexuals caused seismic instability in the Earth&#039;s crust. I have proof!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>No, no, he&#8217;s got it all wrong; there&#8217;s a scientific explanation for this: The influx of immigrants from Muslim and Hispanic countries combined with an increase in the population of homosexuals caused seismic instability in the Earth&#8217;s crust. I have proof!</p>
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		<title>By: Dale Morgan</title>
		<link>http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2011/08/24/radical-rabbi-blames-gay-people-for-earthquake/comment-page-1/#comment-318877</link>
		<dc:creator>Dale Morgan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 16:30:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Who would want to worship such an arbitrary and apparently cruel God?  Not Me, that&#039;s for sure.  

You know, the New Testament was written for a reason.  But everyone disregards the message of love and equality to embrace superstition and ignorance.  

Homosexuals cause earthquakes?  Really?  It&#039;s not the tetonic plates shifting after all?  What?  You say there are no tetonic plates?  Oh, I see....</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Who would want to worship such an arbitrary and apparently cruel God?  Not Me, that&#8217;s for sure.  </p>
<p>You know, the New Testament was written for a reason.  But everyone disregards the message of love and equality to embrace superstition and ignorance.  </p>
<p>Homosexuals cause earthquakes?  Really?  It&#8217;s not the tetonic plates shifting after all?  What?  You say there are no tetonic plates?  Oh, I see&#8230;.</p>
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		<title>By: Pickwick</title>
		<link>http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2011/08/24/radical-rabbi-blames-gay-people-for-earthquake/comment-page-1/#comment-318864</link>
		<dc:creator>Pickwick</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 15:52:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>My question to this guy is &quot;Why does your God keep making people he hates?&quot;  Who would worship a Supreme Sadist?  

No wonder I&#039;m a non-affiliated philosophical Taoist!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>My question to this guy is &#8220;Why does your God keep making people he hates?&#8221;  Who would worship a Supreme Sadist?  </p>
<p>No wonder I&#8217;m a non-affiliated philosophical Taoist!</p>
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		<title>By: Reynardine</title>
		<link>http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2011/08/24/radical-rabbi-blames-gay-people-for-earthquake/comment-page-1/#comment-318856</link>
		<dc:creator>Reynardine</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 15:28:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Well, Ruslan, I suppose those people would say that&#039;s why they died out, yet they were clearly laying fertile eggs for millions of years.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Well, Ruslan, I suppose those people would say that&#8217;s why they died out, yet they were clearly laying fertile eggs for millions of years.</p>
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