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Last week Israel suffered another earth tremor. Our building shook for several seconds. So, preparedness for the big one that must come sooner or later is now a matter of public debate. The Knesset held a session on this topic. One member, representing an ultra-religious party, claimed that these earthquakes are caused because Israel has not delegitimized homosexuality! (The spokesman for the Gay Association responded that we were delighted that the honourable member attributes to us such magical powers, but that it is strange that he, a religious man, does not see the earthquakes as "an act of God".)
Meanwhile, back in the sane world of reality, Israel's attorney-general has determined that gay and lesbian couples can now adopt children in the same way as heterosexual couples.
J F R
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)
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