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some fool who claims that he's frum but gives a bad name to frum communities everywhere just accused me of being amoral because i called him on the fact that he keeps posting from the same IP address under different names.

avraham is thrilled to be married to an amoral woman.

it's interesting to me that people can be so nasty about everyone else, yet when someone else calls them on something, they fall apart.

also im not sure what it means that someone would talk about the halachic ramifactions of women being on display, but have no problem being on the internet.

if i wanted to stay closeted (and i'm not knocking that) i would go all the way, much like my [extended] family does.  no computer, no internet, no secular education after high school, no movies, no pop culture.  but i would also be sure to always show that i am knowledgable about the Jewish world, respect other Jews, and other Rabbis.  RESPECT RESPECT RESPECT.

yes, i know, i'm not the most respectful person out there - but i'm also not shooting off my mouth telling other people that they're wrong for not living up to my standards.  ok, i'm doing thathere, but this is my space.

i definitely don't go to other people communities and simchas and is in judgement on them.  at times i'm amused or taken aback, or even snarky, but when it comes down to it, people do all sorts of strange things.  someone who can't deal with that needs to grow up.

i wish everyone could meet my uncle and spend a day with him, just to see what humility respect and understanding are all about.  he's pretty much as religious as you can get, but puts family above all else - including my other uncle's family, who is conservative.  he is happy and proud when we come to his neighborhood for smachot, and does all he can to come to ours (he lives in Israel).  i have never seen any sign of conflict around him.

now, he would definitely not do things the way i do.  but he would never go in a public area populated with people who do things like i do and tell us that we are not up to his standards, and therefore violating halacha.  it would pain him to think about it.

so, yeah, i'm a little annoyed that someone would come out and portray a more right wing community as being so preachy, ignorant, and narrow-minded.  yes, jews are all different, but at the end of the day we're one family, and we all (especially me) need to ease up and accept thehell out of each other already.