Sam2:
I would assume that they have a right to interpret their religious mandate. If we would do something based on our interpretation of our religious mandate would you say that it is a valid claim for people to say that this is just how we chose to interpret our religious mandate.
Lior:
It doesn’t matter who is right or wrong. They are using the exact same argument as we are so you can’t castigate them simply by claiming that we have the truth. And certainly in the eyes of an outsider there would be no difference.
000646:
That is not a difference. If we stop doing something that means that we hold that our religion tells us to stop doing it. They hold that their religion didn’t tell them to stop doing it. So I don’t see how that is a valid argument.