Separation fence at Jerusalem kindergarten
Photo: Gil Yohanan
Nature to trump religion
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Those who observe nature discover its love for diversity. You will rarely find a phenomenon that takes place twice identically. Human beings, which are also part of nature, do not appear twice. With the exception of rare “accidents” that create identical twins, people are different.
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Nature also makes sure to “punish” those who cling to homogeneousness. Breeders know that their purebred dogs are susceptible to more genetic problems than mutts. People who come from a mixed descent are also less exposed to genetic flaws, and we all know the risks of marriage within the family, or even within one’s community.
One of the things that put a smile on my face is the amazement of certain people surprised by yet another victory of nature. Just like in a Greek tragedy, where the victim tries to deny his destiny in vain, religious clerics can rule for example that homosexuality is unnatural. Yet then, every time nature offers a slap in their face, the faithful face a crisis.
This introduction regarding the absolute submissiveness of religious laws in the face of laws of nature pertains to a specific affair. Last week, we were told that a Jerusalem kindergarten is erecting a separation fence between secular and haredi children. As usual, this is an attempt by delusional groups to detach their members (children in this case) from reality.
In the reality they create, the children will not see kids who are different. On the street, in kindergarten and in their textbooks they will only encounter children with sidelocks and kippahs. The small and detached world of lies built for them by their parents is merely a plastic decoration for a world that does not exist in reality.
Nature is diverse, but religious clerics like to see their faithful in one format. They look, sound and think the same. The individual must be wholly erased and adhere to that format. Each individual with an erased identity grants more and more power to those at the top of the pyramid. And guess what, I’m not talking about God.
Empty words about love
The haredim are not alone on this front. The majority of the national religious community cannot stand outsiders in its communities. There too they prefer a zombie who adapts to his environment over a secular who rents an apartment in the area. The same is true for secular communities that establish admission committees, aimed at ensuring that everyone thinks the same. Nonetheless, a separation fence at a kindergarten constitutes escalation.
Those who wish to learn about the essence of religions should adhere to the following rule: Find out the ideal which these religions declare, and realize that their essence is the exact opposite. For example, Christianity declares its modesty, but look at the Pope’s clothes. Islam is a self-declared “religion of peace,” and there’s no need to say more about that. The essence of Judaism is “don’t do onto others what you don’t wish others to do to you,” and all the rest is just a byproduct.
Indeed, “professional Jews” speak highly about love within Judaism, yet while their words are noble their kindergartens come with separation fences, on top of an obsessive separation between men and women, Sephardim and Ashkenazim, and secular and religious. As it turns out, education on despising “others” must start as early as possible.
Yet nature shall win again. At the end of the day, there will always be those who open their eyes. These three-year-old children will grow up and some of them will discover that surprisingly “there are also good seculars out there.” What’s worse, some of these children may end up discovering that they are living in an artificial movie, and that their purpose is determined not by a higher power, but rather, by humans: Serving as extras in Rabbi Truman’s show.
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