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Gays, like Jews, are the chosen people
Michael Lucas
Published: 24.08.06, 15:32
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61. Arabs are Second Class CItizens in Israel
Federico ,   Amsterdam, NL   (08.24.06)
Everything you write about Jews has happened to Arabs under Israel. Hypocrisy? They name is Lucas.
62. Gays attempting to hijack Holocaust
CMD ,   USA   (08.24.06)
"Jewish people and gays were pushed into gas chambers together during the Holocaust." This is an absolute lie. Gays were not persucuted the same as the Jews were during the Holocaust. This is a blatant attempt by the international gay lobby to rewrite history and a pure Hollywood fabrication. Besides, I thought it was gay himself according to the gay lobby. Quit trying to justify being a deviant by comparing yourself to the stuggles of the Jews.
63. Thanks, Michael, Kol ha kvod
Marc Cohen ,   New York, NY   (08.24.06)
Your only mistake is when you act surprised that Jewish and Muslim fundamentalists join in attacking you and gay people. ALL fundamentalists are the same. A gay Palestinian is safe in Tel Aviv not Hebron. A gay Jew is safe in Tel Aviv but not Bnei Brak. I'm sorry you had to learn this this way. You made a fine gesture and you demonstrate true ahavat yisrael. But bigots are bigots. And we have our own Hezbollim who are just as vicious as the Muslim version.
64. Freud...
Mike ,   Missouri, USA   (08.24.06)
" ...claimed that some 90% of the population are latently homosexual, the other 10% actively so. I suspect that the most virulent homophobes (and there are some very nasty ones on this thread) are partial to a little spot of sodomy themselves! " Freud is also considered a joke by most psychologists. Referencing him only weakens your argument.
65. Jews R chosen, homosexuality condemned
Joe Peet ,   Monrovia CA USA   (08.24.06)
Mr. Lucas, God can save you and heal you. Then your eyes will be opened and you will understand that God loves you but hates your sin. Righteous people love the Jews and also hate the sin that you openly commit.
66. Alex: Homosexuality is a choice
Kristen ,   Sicklerville, NJ   (08.24.06)
God did not make you the way you are. Flaws in your emotional makeup , perhaps exacerbated by parenting issues, have left you confused about your own gender identitiy, and you have chosen homosexuality as the easy way out, much as a chronically depressed person might abuse drugs or alcohol rather than deal with his/her problem. Did God create them an alcoholic or drug user? Of course not. It was a choice, as is homosexuality. True, being gay isn't easy, but neither is being an addict. But we choose our battles, don't we?
67. Chosen?
Bill ,   Columbus, OH, us of   (08.24.06)
G_Dd's chosen are a holy people, believer's and lovers of H'Sh'm, obedient to the word of G_D. All people are G_D's children, but not all are chosen. YOU must choose, whom you will serve"but, as for me and my house, we shall serve the L_RD." Get past your idea that G_D loves your sin with you. He loves you and hates the sin. Can you recite the Sh'ma with a clear and ready conscience toward H'Shm. Is your soul a ready example to the NAtion of Israel of how to live? Can a fornicator be a holy vessel? Can a man or woman who commits an abomination be holy? Several times G_D says to be holy because he is. What is questionable about that?
68. Find an island! Take all your friends!
Benjamin Buford Blue ,   IN, USA   (08.24.06)
As my good friend Forest used to say, "That's all I have to say about that."
69. Judgement comes for lack of Righteousness
David   (08.24.06)
Awake O' Israel "Say to them, 'As I live!' declares the Lord God, 'I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that the wicked turn from his way and live. Turn back, turn back from your evil ways! Why then will you die, O house of Israel?' Ezekiel 33:11 "The fact is, lots of people love and need porn. I do not harm anyone, I make them happy." The fact is you harm us all and bring judgement our way.
70. I get it
jerliner ,   west orange, nj   (08.24.06)
Mike, I am an "Orthodox" Jew, and I think I get it. I do not care what you do in your private life, or how you reconcile your personal conflicts with your relationship with your God or your people. But, I do not understand how someone can hate their brother who loves them back. Where I come from, in New York, the gay rights movement is unfortunately tied to other extreme left-wing movements that include communistic and pro-Arab elements. Therefore, our perception as Jews in society is one of intolerance and closedmindedness. The slanted portrayal in the Amercian printed media of Israeli relatioins with the Arab world unfortunately reinforce this false perception. There is not a human being on earth that should not hate terrorists with all their hearts. At the same time, I will never be able to understand how it is so easy for so many to hate people based on their own personal lifestyle choices, and not on the actual person that lives inside that shell. It is wonderful that you donated that thoughtful gift which no doubt went to helping our brothers working to keep us safe. I think it is also wonderful that you can stand up to criticism and spite from both your coreligionists and many in the gay-movement. To you and the rest of my fellow Jews, I bless you that you stay strong and full of love for all people.
71. More money please
Avi ,   Tel Aviv   (08.24.06)
Why is everyone being so hard on Michael Lucas? He is right, Jews have always been second-class citizens, especially Jewish men who like to have sex with other men. We should all just try to get along. Maybe if we are lucky the USA will give us billions of dollars so we can have gay sex and build huge concrete walls and bomb thousands of civilians in Beirut.
72. Yes, there were "gay" Nazi leaders
Former Belgian ,   Greater Tel-Aviv, IL   (08.24.06)
"gay holocaust": gimme an effing break. For more than a decade, Hitler (y"sh) had no problem with the flamboyant homosexuality of SA-leader Ernst Roehm and many other SA-leaders (such as Edmund Heines). When Roehm et al. became a threat to his own leadership of the NSDAP and he needed to justify murdering them (in the 1934 "Night of the Long Knives"), he suddenly found it expedient to point out the scenes of sexual debauchery (many involving underage boys) that his hit squads found when reaching their targets. Sure, there were homosexuals in the camps, but they were never the target of a systematic extermination campaign (like Jews and Roma Gypsies were). Homosexuals with the right political connections were left undisturbed by "Article 175" (an anti-sodomy law that was on the books since the days of the Kaiser), and some camps actually had homosexual brothels for the thus-"inclined" SS personnel, "staffed" by the best-looking boys from the trains. (If you don't believe me, read "Moni" by Ka-Tzetnik.) Homosexuals who fell foul of the regime for "extrasexual" reasons (Jewishness, dissident political activity,...) or simply did not have "free out of jail card" party connections, did suffer --- and often were singled out for especially vile tortures. To assert that homosexuals have the right to be "different" from the societal norm (and to be free from persecution for doing so) is one thing. To claim that there was a "homocaust" [sic] on par with the Shoah is rewriting history to suit an agenda.
73. Good for you Mr. Lucas.
ChetaMorton ,   Little Falls, NJ   (08.24.06)
As a heterosexual woman who appreciates gay porn, and whose best friends are gay, I salute your giving attitude and you, and will make a point of searching out your content. And you're right: a lot of people do "love and need porn"; its use is probably the single strongest preventative measure against assaults and disease. IMHO, the only people who don't like it, are those who, deep inside, are afraid of sex and their own desires, period. Alley
74. leave him be, a jew is a jew
moshe ,   san jose, costa rica   (08.24.06)
every jew has the birthright to the land of israel, a JEW PERIOD. how he makes a living shouldnt concern you, the man makes an honest wage, buisness is business, your beleifs may differ from him, and thats ok, but he is was and always will be a jew and has rights to the land like a jewish lawyer, rabbi, dentist. am yisroel chai
75. re:sick individual
Joe Peet ,   Katy Texas USA   (08.24.06)
Alex, God weeps for all sinners so they will REPENT (turn from) their ways. What would it take for you to repent? Do you really face an eternity without God for the pleasures you temporarily find in your current sin of choice?
76. Ultra-Orthodox are the real threat to Israel
Adam ,   New York   (08.24.06)
Michael Lucas is entertaining the troups, like Marlene Dietrich and many others before him. Meanwhile, the ultra-Orthodox (including the candid closet case who posted earlier -- hilarious!) are leeching off the rest of Israel, refusing to serve in the army while filling the air with their deep hatred and closed-mindedness. Shame on them! As a Jew, and very proud of our glorious religious and cultural history, I am saddened to see such sourness, anger and selfishness passing itself off as the way of God. The ultra-orthodox are a shande!
77. God's chosen
scott tingey ,   sandpoint, ID   (08.24.06)
Nothing worse than jewish supremacy. No wonder they continue to be vilified the world over.
78. Outside the mainstream
Matt ,   Ontario, California   (08.24.06)
You may disagree about Mr.Lucas's morality, but at least he doesnt side with Hamas or Hizbolah unlike most leftist Jewish queers. His intentions may be good, but his goals are way outside the mainstream. Not all Islamic people are evil. Just the leaders of Iran and Syria who want the destruction of Israel.
79. my dear Kristen
alex mayo ,   los angeles usa   (08.24.06)
And everyone else who says homosexuality is a choice: Do you remember at what age you chose to be heterosexual? I must have forgotten that moment in my life. I remember being attrracted to the same sex when I was 6 years old, even then I realized that I was chosen, chosen to be hated by ignorant people like yourself. I must have chosen to be gay at the same time I chose my hair color. Fool.
80. heterosexuality is a choice you made
alex mayo ,   los angeles ca   (08.24.06)
Who would chose to be gay with bigots like yourself running the world - Idiot.
81. Porn
James Cowan ,   Las Vegas USA   (08.24.06)
For anyone to send porn to Israeli soldiers who are fighting an enraged enemy fueled by their misguided perceptions of Western decadence, is simply putting fuel on a fire and endangering those you claim to care the most about. If this was done publicly to the media, it is even more unfortunate and selfishly self promotional. To Federico in Netherlands--Arabs are 3rd class citizens in their own coiuntries, so they are better off in Israel as 'second class' ones.
82. It's still against Torah
Frummy ,   Miami, FL   (08.24.06)
Secular is one thing. Do you actually believe this trash you say? Business is not just business. It has to be tempered with a G-d given morality. Granted, I assume you are from Russia so the whole G-d thing was detached from being a Jew, but Chabad has been there for 30 years and by now there is little excuse for "not knowing". Everyone sins, but inciting others to sin, or making it glamorous to sin? Hello?? Is anyboy home??
83. chosen people
Michael V. Pearce ,   Harker Heights, USA   (08.24.06)
If gays are the "chosen people", I'm reading the wrong Torah (Old Testement)... please let me know where that copy is available! As a Catholic, I recognize and embrace my Jewish brothers and sisters as God's chosen people. To suggest that a man who uses his body for profit by engaging in "abomidable" (God's word, not mine) and selling images to promote his licentious and devient behavior, is part of an exploited "class of people" is both foolish and despicable.
84. Gay does not mean non-Jewish nor Chosen
Yerushalimey ,   Jerusalem, Israel   (08.24.06)
Hashem commanded Jewish men, the inhabitants of Israel, not to perform homosexual acts. I can only believe, therefore, that there is a NATURAL tendency among some of us toward homosexuality - if it's not a natural inclination (like wanting to kill someone when you're furious with them), why would Hashem forbid it? Natural or not, it is a forbidden practice. It's a mitzvah that some men choose to ignore - this doesn't make them irredeemably bad Jews; but it is not an acceptable choice according to Judaism... So, my Gay friends and relatives, please do not expect observant Jews to approve your choice.... As to the notion that, because many Gay people have excelled in Arts and Entertainment, they are similar to Jews: the fundamental similarity is that Jews and Gays have not been accepted as normal members of society. Thus they tend to accept and excel at occupations that run-of-the-mill folks have no affinity for - such as the Arts. (However, not all Jews are Nobel Prize winners, and not all Gays are gifted or talented.)
85. Muslim Middle Easterners
Bob ,   Dallas, TX   (08.24.06)
#1 - This guy makes you mad? Good. He speaks the truth. #2 - So you want to wipe Israel off the map do you? We/They are the chosen ones. Remember that.
86. You go, boy
TJ ,   Alameda, CA   (08.24.06)
Win the war. Confirm the judges. Cut the taxes. Control the spending. Secure the border. Make the porn. (It’s called freedom, folks, something the Islamofascists do NOT respect or undertand.)
87. tolerance
Kyle ,   Southpark, CO, USA   (08.24.06)
Being "tolerant" doesn't mean you have to celebrate what you don't like. Tolerant just means you put up with it. Gays who shove their practices in everyone else's face are also very intolerant. It is intolerant to tape open someone's eyelids and force them to watch gay pr0n. For saying this simple truth my friends and I were sent to Tolerance Auschwitz where we were forced to fingerpaint rainbows day and night.
88. ridiculous
Bob ,   USA   (08.24.06)
So, this gay guy wants himself to be taken seriously and for others to be tolerant for himself and yet does not want to be tolerant to Muslims himself? It is amazing to see this kind of talk coming from people, knowing how the majority of the people in the world can see the massacres carried out by Israel in lebanon.
89. #49
bc ,   Washington, DC, USA   (08.24.06)
the bible is a novel numbnut! fiction...not true! god is a myth and religion is a mental illness!
90. You Can't Win
Bailey ,   Washington DC, USA   (08.24.06)
Michael, you're not gonna win with these hypocrites. They only see you as gay and a porn star. They condemn pornography and then get online and masturbate to "acceptable" straight porn. It's true. They will deny it, but heterosexuals are the biggest contributors to the billions of dollars made in the porn industry. They will never understand what it's like to be gay, so there is no reason to try to explain. They will continue to compare it to the most vile things one can imagine. They don't see you as a human being with feelings. If you don't like gay porn, don't watch it! But there are millions of Jewish, Muslim and Christian men who want to see it and are obviously buying it. He's right; he's not hurting anyone, so put all that hatred and homophobic energy towards doing something positive, like ending wars, feeding starving people, providing shelter for those in need, "making people happy". Isn't that the moral thing to do? He's not the problem. Maybe your hatred is.
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