Dan Minette wrote: > >> I know it sounds strange, but we *are* religious country, >> most of which population is atheistic. > > Thanks to proportional representation. :-) I know the > reason for this, I think. The religious parties are a > small swing group that has a few seats in the Knesset. > When the vote is close, they will push both Labor and > Likud (sp) for concessions on religious laws. Thus, > though they are a small minority, they are able to have > very strict religious laws passed. > But what is the purpose of having strict religious laws, if the people isn�t religious and won�t obey these laws?
BTW, I don�t think most of Israel can be classified as _atheist_, because even those that claim not being religious still obey some religious laws, like resting on Saturdays or not eating pork. IMHO, this is a religious behaviour, like the USA superstition wrt the number 13. Alberto Monteiro
