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Jun. 23rd, 2009 12:17 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
The eruv may be my favorite example of "the spirit killeth, the letter giveth life." Because people can be insane about all sorts of things, it is occasionally treated as a plot by the Elders of Zion, but San Francisco has managed to get one without stirring up that particular cesspool.
Thanx to Mary Mactavish on Facebook.
Thanx to Mary Mactavish on Facebook.
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Date: 2009-06-23 08:38 pm (UTC)I can understand your POV, since you regard all gods as imaginary. But I serve gods other than the one Jews serve. For me to go into a place holy to a god other than mine is a serious step that I try to avoid. And on a purely secular level, they are declaring public spaces their "home." That is a taking. In New York I had to consciously carve out a space from their "part of our home, belonging thus to our god" space in order to worship my gods in my own apartment and on the roof of my own building. It's a hostile act and an imposition on others, and from my POV it is not harmless.
One more place I shall have to be careful when I go, one more piece of selfishness by zealots. I would never force them to follow the rules of my religion or even to recognize my gods. They are effectively people to do those things, and reducing their rights in their own homes, workplaces, and shared streets and parks. Which matters if you are a believer.
Thanks for the info. Sad.
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Date: 2009-06-23 09:31 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-06-23 09:43 pm (UTC)