Dorah,
Religious Jews do not have to kowtow to anything irreligious Jews believe and they will exert no control over us. Their increasingly deviant lifestyles and growing disdain towards Israel should only strengthen our commitment to our own beliefs. Unfortunately, the drive to assimilate deeper and faster into American society has guaranteed their demise. Reform and Conservative temples are being sold off to Orthodox institutions in every major Jewish community and the gentile children and grandchildren of their aging members have no interest whatsoever in Judaism.