'He's a religious bigot': Mitt Romney leads criticism of baptist minister

[Scurrilous]

'He's a religious bigot': Mitt Romney leads criticism of baptist minister giving the prayer that will open the US Embassy in Jerusalem in front of Jared and Ivanka despite him saying 'you can't be saved by being a Jew'


~ Robert Jeffress, a Dallas-based Southern Baptist pastor, will deliver the prayer to open the new US embassy in Jerusalem

~ Jeffress has made offensive remarks in the past about Jews, Mormons, Catholics, Muslims, and Buddhists

~ Mitt Romney, the former GOP presidential nominee, blasted Jeffress as a 'religious bigot'

~ White House advisers Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump reportedly received a blessing from a rabbi who previously
compared black people to monkeys

~ Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef is one of the two chief rabbis in Israel and used the word 'kushi'—a biblical term now considered
derogatory for black people

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"A Southern Baptist pastor who once called Mormonism ‘a cult,’ said Jews were ‘going to hell,’ and that Catholicism was ‘the genius of Satan’ has been picked by the Trump administration to lead the prayer for the new US embassy in Jerusalem.

Former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, who is himself a Mormon, is leading the chorus of criticism against 'religious bigot' Robert Jeffress, who will speak in front of Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner on Monday.

In a tweet Sunday night, the former Massachusetts governor who is now running for a Senate seat from Utah criticized Jeffress for his remarks about Jews, Mormons and Islam.

Romney said, ‘Robert Jeffress says “you can't be saved by being a Jew,” and “Mormonism is a heresy from the pit of hell.” He's said the same about Islam.’"

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5725581/Mitt-Romney-leads-criticism-baptist-minister-giving-prayer-Embassy-Jerusalem.html#ixzz5FSzvFL4S



Jared and Ivanka recieve a blessing from Sephardic Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef

Chief rabbi calls black people ‘monkeys’ (20 March 2018)

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"The Sephardic chief rabbi of Israel called black people “monkeys” during his weekly sermon on Saturday evening.

Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef was addressing Jewish legal aspects of the blessing on seeing fruit trees blossoming, during the current Hebrew month of Nissan, and, specifically, whether one should bless one tree or at least two.

In that context, he mentioned a blessing uttered upon seeing an “unusual creature,” citing the example of encountering a black person who has two white parents on the street in America.

In footage aired by the Ynet news site, Yosef could be seen referring to black people by the word “kushi,” which in modern Hebrew has pejorative connotations, and then going on to term a black person a “monkey.”

His office told Ynet that the comparison was a quote from the Talmud."

https://www.timesofisrael.com/chief-rabbi-compares-african-americans-to-monkeys/

[Achilleaze]

1. republican rejoice today as they light the fuse for Armageddon

[obamanut2012]

2. He is one, but the irony of a Mormon saying this about someone else...

[el_bryanto]

5. Not all Mormons feel the same way. nt

[Cha]

3. Good Grief.. what a nest

of vipers.

[maxrandb]

4. Too bad we don't have our own version of Sean InSanity

to replay quotes from these pastors and rabbis 24/7/365...but hey, Hate Radio is NOT a problem.

We should praise our major universities that broadcast their sporting events on radio stations that provide nothing but hate and right-wing filth.

[Hortensis]

6. The Republicans kick themselves in the teeth again.

Of course, their voters are tough and resilient. Almost all, including Mormon trumpsters, will absorb this blow with all the others and march to the polls anyway.

ALMOST all.

[Liberalagogo]

7. Takes one to know one.

n/t

[Gothmog]

8. This pastor is a nutcase and scares me

[Vogon_Glory]

9. Mitt Calling Out Jeffress? How unusual for a Mormon!

Mitt Romney calling out Preacher Jeffress as a bigot? I’m amazed by his behavior. Most LDS’ers seem to have a habit of remaining as silent and inert as bean-bag chairs whenever Baptists and other Evangelicals trash them. The Evangelicals whack them, they shift a little, but otherwise remain stationary.

I’m surprised that it has taken this long for any prominent Mormon to denounce the Christian Right’s bigotry towards them. Many Evangelical sects have been hurling abuse at the Saints FOR YEARS, and some Evangelical big-mouths have hinted at plans to crack down on non-Christians if they ever got control of the government. Many Evangelicals have been explicit about their views that they don’t consider Mormons to be Christians. Considering the Mormons’ persecutions in the 19th century, I used to wonder how many times they had to be whacked over the head with a stick before they wised up.

I’d say that it looks like either Mittens has either woken up and smelled the hot water (I believe that good Mormons aren’t supposed to drink coffee) or he’s running for Senate, or both.

[Iggo]

10. 18 dead. (n/t)

[Scurrilous]

11. Now 52.

52 Palestinian Protesters Killed, Gaza Officials Say, As U.S. Opens Jerusalem Embassy

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"Tens of thousands of Palestinians are protesting the opening of the new U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem, and Israeli army forces have killed 52 protesters, according to the Gaza Health Ministry. The ministry also says some 2,400 people have been hurt in demonstrations and clashes.

More than 35,000 people are protesting along the Gaza border, the Israel Defense Forces say. The army says it killed three protesters who were trying to set a bomb next to the security fence in Rafah. It's the most deaths in one day the area has seen since the summer of 2014, when more than 2,000 Palestinians died.

The number of casualties rose steadily on Monday, as the opening of the American embassy at 4 p.m. local time (9 a.m. ET) neared. The health ministry published a list of the dead, showing that their ages ranged from 14 to 39 years old."

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"'A great day for Israel!" President Trump tweeted on Monday. He also told his followers to watch Fox News for coverage of the embassy's opening."

https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/05/14/610934534/18-palestinian-protesters-die-gaza-officials-say-as-u-s-opens-jerusalem-embassy


Meanwhile...

Ivanka Trump looks elegant in demure blazer and $2,500 ballerina-inspired dress as she smiles for the cameras while opening new US embassy in Jerusalem amid deadly protests

~ Ivanka, 36, and her husband Jared, 37, landed in Israel on Sunday ahead of the opening of the new US embassy in Jerusalem

~ The first daughter wore an off-white $1,890 Ralph Lauren jacket and a white dress by the same brand, as she and Jared arrived for the inauguration

~ Jared, who is in charge of brokering peace between Israel and Palestine, attended the event in a dark suit, white shirt and red tie

~ Both sat next to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara



Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-5726945/Ivanka-Trump-looks-demure-opening-new-embassy-Jerusalem-amid-deadly-protests.html#ixzz5FV476hV9

[Iggo]

12. Look at those smiles.

[arthritisR_US]

13. Clowns came to my mind.

[Iggo]

14. Killers.

[arthritisR_US]

15. That works too.