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I agree with the piece Dan linked to by Hillel Levin. However, even assuming that religiously observant Jews will agree with him, I think it is highly unlikely that Protestants and Catholics who oppose same-sex marriage on religious grounds would follow Levin’s logic. Jews, including religious Jews, grow up knowing full well that ours is not the dominant culture in society. Stores frequently close on Sunday, but rarely on Saturday (the Jewish Sabbath). Christmas is a national holiday, but Yom Kippur (not to mention the many other Jewish holidays) is not. For the most part, we accept this without any problem. We recognize that we are a minority, and we are generally (though not always) content to keep our religious practices and beliefs to ourselves. I suppose that having been oppressed in country after country for the past few hundreds of years has caused us to learn to separate our personal lifestyles from secular law. Religious Christians in this country do not necessarily have the same framework. Theirs is the dominant culture, and Christianity has shaped this country from its birth. I think it would be difficult to convince such people that they can separate their religious beliefs from what they believe is right for the country.
Posted by Administrators on April 7, 2005 at 02:00 PM