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Homophobic Mayor Fined [message #24937]

Mon, 27 June 2005 09:20

JFR

On fire!

Location: Israel
Registered: October 2004
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Just a few days before Jerusalem's Pride Parade is due to march the mayor banned the march. The organizers of the Parade to him to court. The court ruled not only that the parade must go ahead but also fined the mayor personally a substantial sum (court costs). You can read about it here:

http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/592439.html

The paradox has often been noted that the United States, founded in secularism, is now the most religiose country in Christendom, while England, with an established church headed by its constitutional monarch, is among the least. (Richard Dawkins, 2006)

		Homophobic Mayor Fined By: JFR on Mon, 27 June 2005 09:20
		Re: Homophobic Mayor Fined By: marc on Mon, 27 June 2005 09:54
		Re: Homophobic Mayor Fined By: timmy on Mon, 27 June 2005 13:09
		Re: Homophobic Mayor Fined By: JFR on Tue, 28 June 2005 03:31
		Re: Homophobic Mayor Fined By: marc on Tue, 28 June 2005 09:34
		Thank you, Marc :) By: JFR on Tue, 28 June 2005 10:34
		Re: Homophobic Mayor Fined By: timmy on Mon, 27 June 2005 10:15
		Re: Homophobic Mayor Fined By: marc on Mon, 27 June 2005 10:19
		Tampa By: timmy on Mon, 27 June 2005 13:07
		Re: Tampa By: timmy on Mon, 27 June 2005 13:23
		Re: Tampa By: marc on Mon, 27 June 2005 17:41
		Re: Tampa By: timmy on Mon, 27 June 2005 19:37
		Re: Tampa By: timmy on Mon, 27 June 2005 21:08
		As for pride By: marc on Mon, 27 June 2005 21:20
		Re: As for pride By: timmy on Mon, 27 June 2005 22:43
		Re: As for pride By: marc on Tue, 28 June 2005 00:04
		Re: As for pride By: NW on Mon, 27 June 2005 22:54
		Re: As for pride By: marc on Mon, 27 June 2005 23:59
		The parades themselves: By: timmy on Tue, 28 June 2005 06:37
		Re: The parades themselves: By: marc on Tue, 28 June 2005 09:52
		Re: The parades themselves: By: timmy on Tue, 28 June 2005 11:08
		Re: The parades themselves: By: marc on Tue, 28 June 2005 11:10
		Re: The parades themselves: By: timmy on Tue, 28 June 2005 13:24
		Well, the Parade did march! By: JFR on Fri, 01 July 2005 05:45
		The wheels of justice start to turn By: JFR on Tue, 05 July 2005 12:49
		Homophobe Convicted By: JFR on Tue, 31 January 2006 09:19
		Re: Homophobe Convicted By: timmy on Tue, 31 January 2006 10:12
		End of story By: JFR on Wed, 08 February 2006 14:06

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