Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/3/84; site sesame.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!harvard!talcott!sesame!slerner From: slerner@sesame.UUCP (Simcha-Yitzchak Lerner) Newsgroups: net.religion.jewish Subject: Re: Rosen, "bug off"! Message-ID: <252@sesame.UUCP> Date: Mon, 5-Aug-85 22:37:30 EDT Article-I.D.: sesame.252 Posted: Mon Aug 5 22:37:30 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 10-Aug-85 05:02:40 EDT References: <164@vilya.UUCP> <658@cvl.UUCP><39@unc.UUCP> <604@ihu1m.UUCP> Distribution: net Organization: Lotus Development Corp Lines: 42 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. -- Opinions expressed are public domain, and do not belong to Lotus Development Corp. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Simcha-Yitzchak Lerner {genrad|ihnp4|ima}!wjh12!talcott!sesame!slerner {cbosgd|harvard}!talcott!sesame!slerner slerner%sesame@harvard.ARPA