>
> First off, just out of curiosity, what kind of ban is it with what
> punishment? Not cherem I assume? Nobody getting excommunicated for this,
> right?
Nope. It's no where near an excommunication level offense even if it were
possible to 'add' excommunication offenses. The worst that can happen is that if
my daughter uses the internet for a paper, the paper will not be accepted. This
is what I disagree with.
One thing I have to mention is that this is not a Jewish law. Laws are either
from the Torah or from the sages of old. New laws are only extensions of older
ones and it is not permissable to add a law on a law where the root law is not
biblical.
This is a ban which is basically saying that something should be avoided because
of danger. A law holds spiritual punishment while a ban is to prevent someone
from transgressing a law.
> I think Larry and Michael are talking from completely different
> perspectives. Religious Jews generally see themselves as having no influence
> except over themselves, so their religious laws can affect no one else. On
> the other hand, in some religious communities, Larry mentioned the LDS, the
> people of the religion are interwoven into the fabric of their community,
> including holding office or other jobs of authority such as police and fire
> and they often make laws or exert influence how they may based on their
> religious.
>
> The concern I think I see Larry expressing is that religious Jews aren't
> just Jews. They are also people who hold jobs in their communities,
> sometimes positions of authority. Will the mindset that banning something is
> not only good but unquestionable since it's the law, or at least Jewish law,
> will that mindset also carry over to the lives these people lead? Will those
> attitudes translate into actions that then impact non-Jews.
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