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Judge Allows Pro-Israel Bus Ads

A federal judge said Friday that transportation officials violated the First Amendment by refusing to run an NYC bus advertisement by blogger Pamela Geller that called enemies of Israel "savages."

Federal Judge Paul Engelmayer in Manhattan said he agreed with Geller, the executive director of the American Freedom Defense Initiative, that the Metropolitan Transportation Authority should not have rejected her ad, The Associated Press reported.

The MTA had rejected Geller's ad, saying its standard does not allow demeaning of individuals or groups based on race, religion or other protected categories. Her ad says, "In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man. Support Israel. Defeat Jihad."

However, Engelmayer on Friday granted a preliminary injunction barring the MTA from enforcing the standard. A conference in the case is scheduled for Aug. 29.

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  • Randy131

    Since when is 'Jihad' an individual or group? Instituting a war for the sole purpose of denying people the right to worship as they choose, is completely against human rights, and is a form of savagery, as this 'Ad' depicts. The Quran (Koran), holy book of Islam, describes and defines Jihad as a war to convert 'Kauffers', unbelievers and people of other religions, to Islam, and if unable, to then kill them. If that doesn't describe savagery, then the true definition of both 'Jihad' and savagery is beyond me, for one who perpetrates savagery is a savage in my book.

  • arich

    And circumcision is an act of a "civilized" people?

    • Randy131

      If you consider it to be freedom to worship as one wants by allowing people to follow family religious customs, or allowing parents to make a choice to do what they believe is right for the future medical and hygenic benefits of their male children, and not to dictate and impose on others your own beliefs that are not theirs, yes I would consider 'Circumcision' to be an act of 'civilized' people. Is a 'Toncilectomy' or 'Appendectomy' an act of a 'civilized' people, or an amutation to save one's life? What a stupid question!

  • Evermyrtle

    That is a good thing. Israel is our only friend in the East and the home of GOD'S chosen people. GOD brought them home from 2,000 years of roaming the world in 1948, and any Christian nation should recognize this fact and honor Israel.

  • http://www.facebook.com/misunderstewart Christopher Stewart

    The pot calling the kettle black! 1 John 4:1-6

    • Evermyrtle

      Thanks Christopher for mentioning John 4. I read and thought it should be printed.

      I John 4:1-8
      1. Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of GOD: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.
      2. Hereby know ye the SPIRIT OF GOD: Every Spirit that confesses that JESUS CHRIST is come in the flesh is of GOD:
      3. And every spirit that confesses not that JESUS CHRIST is come in flesh is not of GOD
      and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof you have heard that it should come; and even now alreadyisit in the world.
      4. You are of GOD. little children, and have overcome them: because greter is he that is in you,k than he that is in the world
      5. They are of the world: therefore speak they of the world, and the world hears them.
      6.We are of GOD: he that knows GOD hears us;he that is not of GOD hears not us. ereby know we the SPITIT OF TRUTH, and the spirit of error.
      7. Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of GOD; and every on that loves is born of GOD, and knows GOD
      8.He that loves not knows not GOD, FOR GOD IS LOVE.