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From: slerner@sesame.UUCP (Simcha-Yitzchak Lerner)
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Subject: Re: Rosen, "bug off"!
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Date: Mon, 5-Aug-85 22:37:30 EDT
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Yosi Hoshen writes:
  
> As a general rule, I would agree to the preposition that there is no
> point in attacking religious beliefs.  However, when the religion is 
> applied to those who do not accept its premise, it is then becomes
> open to attack.  Since the orthodox aim is to impose their religion
> on non-orthodox Jews, it is  only resonable that those of us who
> object to coercion would point out its flaws and shortcomings.

I don't know where you get the impression that "the orthodox aim is to
impose their religion on non-orthodox...", but it is far from 
truth.  Orthodox Jews fall into on of a few chatagories (pardon me
for generalizing, while there are exceptions, I want to keep this short):

o Those who don't care what non-observant jews do (some regretfully
  violating Torah by hating them, some who just ignore them).
o Those who care and try to __encourage__ (not force or impose) them
  to keep the Torah.
o Those who accept all Jews (&& || all people) regardless of what they
  believe in. 

As a Lubavitcher Chossid who has participated in the "campaigns" for
many years, I have never seen anything that could be described as
"imposing" (although some do get carried away and show a lack of tact).

Being relatively new to the net, I don't know what is bringing on this
accusation, but I do feel that it is an extream exagaration.

(No flames please - if you want to argue, reply to me via mail.)

Peace.

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