macabrekawaii: jonathan-cunningham: nefariousnewt: More recently, ultra-Orthodox have taken to the streets to protest what they describe as persecution. They have received a lot of bad press as a result of attempts to enforce gender separation on public transportation and on city streets. As part of the protest, some dressed up as concentration camp prisoners. It’s amazing how, in every instance, the fundamentalist portion of a Judaeo-Christian-Islamic religion feels they and their religious views are being ignored, or looked down upon or quashed, or that the rest of those in that particular milieu are not pious enough, and seeing that translate to a false sense of persecution when they go about doing anti-social and violent things. Fundamentalism in religion is the root of the problem with religion. Religious faith is an individual choice, a personal journey, and even if you are part of a larger religious culture, you have no right to impose your viewpoint on others within that same culture. The Founding Fathers in America knew this, hence the First Amendment prohibition against government establishing or promoting a singular faith. I can’t deny suffrage to women? Might as well be in a concentration camp, ugh! Especially in light of conversations had yesterday where I was vaguely proud of my near-Orthodox Jewish heritage all I can really do is facepalm and say really? REALLY? Click for high-res photo

macabrekawaii:

jonathan-cunningham:

nefariousnewt:

More recently, ultra-Orthodox have taken to the streets to protest what they describe as persecution. They have received a lot of bad press as a result of attempts to enforce gender separation on public transportation and on city streets. As part of the protest, some dressed up as concentration camp prisoners.

It’s amazing how, in every instance, the fundamentalist portion of a Judaeo-Christian-Islamic religion feels they and their religious views are being ignored, or looked down upon or quashed, or that the rest of those in that particular milieu are not pious enough, and seeing that translate to a false sense of persecution when they go about doing anti-social and violent things.

Fundamentalism in religion is the root of the problem with religion. Religious faith is an individual choice, a personal journey, and even if you are part of a larger religious culture, you have no right to impose your viewpoint on others within that same culture. The Founding Fathers in America knew this, hence the First Amendment prohibition against government establishing or promoting a singular faith.

I can’t deny suffrage to women? Might as well be in a concentration camp, ugh!

Especially in light of conversations had yesterday where I was vaguely proud of my near-Orthodox Jewish heritage all I can really do is facepalm and say really? REALLY?

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    I have to take the same bus as a woman?! Might as well take away the rest of my rights while your at it
  4. justintheamazingallan reblogged this from jonathan-cunningham and added:
    They’re dressed up like a group of people that were segregated and separated based on genetic discrimination to protest...
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    As with most religions, the majority of the orthodoxy are content to live and let live, but the batshit elements are...
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    Amen to everything, but especially the bolded part.
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    I duno, I guess what do you expect when you set up a religious state? Nobody is surprised at the backward population in...
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    reblogging for the commentary. couldn’t agree more
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    Israel. The picture belongs to this article: http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,808252,00.html
  17. cocothinkshefancy said: the amount of manipulation in this photograph makes me unbearably sad
  18. pugswithdrugs reblogged this from jonathan-cunningham and added:
    Where did this take place?
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    One can use this as even further proof that the god of Abraham is the god of patriarchy. Society will never be truly...
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    “the First Amendment prohibition against government establishing or promoting a singular faith.” I’m sorry but since...
  21. fuckdemolition reblogged this from jonathan-cunningham and added:
    If anyone has been curious about why I feel so strongly against religion, I think this sums it up in a lot of ways.
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    What? I can’t literally own a wife? DON’T TREAD ON ME.
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    Especially in light of conversations had yesterday where I was vaguely proud of my near-Orthodox Jewish heritage all I...
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    NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
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