Thread: Shaving and Orthodox Judaism story

Originally Posted by Englishgent

Man up, accept that what you did went against the tenants of your familys faith and please stop trying to discredit Jewish people on this forum.

maybe, just maybe, marrying the woman he loved didn't violate any of his own tenants, and he is upset with the kind of religious intolerance that would condemn a man for doing so.

maybe he views his anecdotal experiences with Judaism (thru his family) as representative of an underlying mindset of bigotry, and thus he has a problem with the belief system that fosters such unthinking intolerance.

not too long ago, folks thought it was wrong to marry a girl who had different colored skin than yours. that was pretty bigoted and hateful, too. I just hope someday religious folks can understand that neither skin color nor the religion you were brought up in should keep you from marrying the person you love and want to spend the rest of your life with.

Chimensch, I'm not trying to put words in your mouth, but I've experienced a similar thing (although not connected with Judaism) and the shunning that comes with it, so I totally get why you might be angry. Hell, I'm angry too.