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musicmick	BS: Religious Freedom vs. Local Zoning Laws (100* d)	RE: BS: Religious Freedom vs. Local Zoning Laws	03 Oct 04
The good rabbi's argument is, at best, self serving and, at least diversionary. He agrees that the vast majority of Israelis are non-observant (that's OrthodoxSpeak for non-Orthodox) but feels that the Orthodox Rabbinate should make laws based upon ancient mores that are rejected by everyone except the 12-15% who, coincidentally, agree with him. Israel is and was intended to be a refuge for the Jews of the world (So sayeth the UN in 1947) and a Jew was defined by birth, not belief. His suggestion that Jews are all like him is ludicrous. He doesn't define my Judaism. Neither do those laws that favor his anachronistic views. It is hard enough for the Gentile world to accept a Jewish state without describing that state as Iran without the veils. I am not saying that the rabbi is duplicitous. He is just wrapped in the clutches of self rightiousness and, in such a position, he is unable to think objectively. But I do wish him, as I wish you all, a year of peace and happiness. Mike Miller

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