Creeping Shariah Halacha: Biking is not modest
Biking is not modest. And that is why I support the fair and appropriate Bloomberg deal with the Chassidim to remove the bike paths in Chassidic neighborhoods. These are their streets. Do they not pay taxes utilize city programs and services? Are they just supposed to sit back and watch as some “artist” rides a bike through their neighborhood like it’s the Weimar Republic? No. I don’t think so. Religious people should not have to put up with cyclists. It’s dangerous…for your neshuma.
People can find some other way to travel from here to there. “Nisht du!”
Photo courtesy of Streets Blogs.
Hat tip: Mobius
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To be fair, people during the Weimar Republic dressed decidedly better.
On a more serious note, the average “artist” appears less likely to pay taxes than the average Chasid. And many bikers I’ve seen there ride rather recklessly – not on bike paths only – just as there are many Chasidim that have no qualms parking on the bike paths. That city is not Münster afterall.
I agree with you, and exactly how is this different from preventing someone from putting up an evruv?
If the mayor is ok with it, and they want it, why not? Free country right?
Hypocrite…
Freely, do you really need me to explain the difference?
An eruv is a religious structure in the public space.
Destorying the bike paths because the riders are sometimes women or non-Chassidim is denying people transit in the public space because of religion.
Do you get it now, Freely? Do you see that this is a significantly inverted situation?
Will they let them ride bikes if they wear gartels?
the bike gmach is on it.
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