zahavasdad,
I do not support attacking the Avi Weisses is not because he is right, but because the lay people can get protective of their rabbi and will take an attack on him as an attack on themselves,
The difference between my approach and the Moetzes is I want to show people the postive points of view and not the negative points of view
I understand, and agree that in different circumstances that would be the ideal approach. As I see it, what complicates things is:
1. The Open Orthodox movement is trying to set up a “have your cake and eat it too” situation, claiming that one can adhere to traditional Torah Judaism while violating those traditions at the same time. So simply showing them the beauty of Torah would garner the response, “hey, we do that too!”
2. The movement is actively attempting to supplant the mantle of “Orthodoxy.”
If you have specific ideas for how these two issues can be addressed in a purely positive and inclusive fashion, I’d be very interested to learn them.