the religious right goes global

I heard a snippet of this on the news and finally tracked down a hard reference, thanks to democracyarsenal.org:

So Muslim, Jewish, Catholic and other clerics have finally found something they can agree on: going after a gay pride festival scheduled to take place in Jerusalem. With all the conflict and upheaval going on in the Mideast, these "leaders" have chosen to take a stand to prevent a parade, film festival and art exhibit.

Religious leaders can play a powerful and unique role in helping to resolve political conflict and bridge divides between people... The same is not true of this gang of Jerusalem clerics, who have found common cause not in helping to get past conflicts, but in promoting bigotry.

Via democracyarsenal.org