Israel returns to its roots:

[underlankers.livejournal.com]

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2011/12/2011122793851983193.html

It's good to see that a country founded by a bunch of secular socialist nationalists hasn't forgotten where it came from. These Haredi will be a disaster for Israel, let alone for Israeli Arabs and Palestinians, if left to run unchecked. Their actions of demanding gender segregation to the point of photoshopping women from photographs and throwing acid in women's faces should not and do not pass unchallenged. Unlike in Palestinian territory where this kind of thing usually makes one a walking target for whichever asshole happens to have the biggest stick at the time, the Israelis can and do protest fairly for their national tradition.

As someone who is invariably unsympathetic to any bunch of medieval holdouts who want to party like it's 1099, I think that this is something we should all agree is a good thing. Is there anyone in this community who will defend what these Haredim are doing and consider to be good things?

Comments

[underlankers.livejournal.com]

You never can tell. Besides, it's Bash a Country month, so why not a Bash Fundies Thread?

[fizzyland.livejournal.com]

It should always be a Bash Fundies thread - until their medieval nonsense stops.

[underlankers.livejournal.com]

That's an insult to Medievals, at least the ones that hated the overmighty clerics were as secular as any Europeans in the history of Europe. ;P

[fizzyland.livejournal.com]

I stand corrected. Should have gone with my original comment, something along the lines of: Religion. It does so much good in the world.

[kardashev.livejournal.com]

Point taken.