The earth is filled with your love, O Lord; teach me your decrees.
Psalm 119:64
News to Pray For: June 26, 2009
Jerusalem Gay Pride Parade Passes Without Violence
JERUSALEM (AP) About 2,000 participants in a gay pride parade have marched peacefully through Jerusalem.
In past years, the gay pride event in the holy city provoked violent protests, even stabbings, by ultra-Orthodox Jews and extremists. But this year, except for one egg-throwing incident, there were no clashes.
Police said they arrested the egg-tossing protester. Others put up signs and demonstrated in an ultra-Orthodox section of Jerusalem, far away from the parade.
The marchers waved rainbow and Israeli flags and donned rainbow dresses, shirts and headbands.
Thursday's parade was more restrained than a gay pride march earlier this month in the more secular Tel Aviv. One marcher scolded another for removing his shirt, saying, "This is Jerusalem."
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