bedstuy
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« on: December 13, 2012, 01:50:31 AM » |
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I'm fine with freedom of religion. But, freedom of religion doesn't mean freedom to create your own laws or act like you own the people who were born into your sect. Obviously, we want to respect any individual choosing to adopt this lifestyle. That changes when religion leaders demand the ability to control other people.
Just from personal experience, the Hasidim in my part of Brooklyn don't tend to show a lot of respect for the freedom of non-Hasidic people. They have their own vigilante police, they violate housing laws constantly, they go nuts about women riding bicycles or dressing provocatively and they make inflammatory anti-Israel statements.
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