Rabbi gives Phil Robertson a run for his (homophobic) money

And not just any rabbi. Rabbi Eli Ben Dahan is an Israeli MK and minister of religious services. Here's his take on homosexuality;

Do homosexuals change the Jewish character of the state?

“God forbid. Bastards are also Jews. I don’t want to persecute a person because of what he does in his privacy of his home. Quite the contrary ... They can do what they want, but we will not grant it legal status.”

What will you do if a law for single sex marriages is proposed [in the Knesset]?

“No, under no circumstances. A Jew and a goy can also not marry.”

Is that the same thing?

“We don’t recognize either of them. In any case, a Jew always has a much higher soul than a goy, even if he is a homosexual ...

We await John Baird's unequivocal condemnation of Rabbi Ben Dahan's remarks.