yunger mann,
Am I the only one that likes what Joseph says?
There are positions he has taken that I do agree with. There is a story that I recall, however, where a renowned Posek in Europe once became aware that a certain speaker was coming to town to deliver Torah lectures. The lectures themselves were very good and in line with Torah values, but the speaker had some questionable aspects to his lifestyle. The Posek forbade the man from speaking in his town, and the man went to the Rav to complain, saying, “listen to what I have to say, every word that comes out of my mouth is 100% kosher!” The Posek responded, “yes, but kosher food that is cooked in a traif pot becomes 100% traif.”
As the anonymous moderator appended to one of Joseph’s recent postings, dishonesty in one area casts aspersions on the other areas as well.
He has an ideology to push. Let him do it how he wants. No one said you should believe any one
He wrote to me on a different thread that he is “having fun.” The Torah is not a game! Having a kosher ideology is one thing, but purposefully saying things in an inflammatory manner that don’t have to be said that way, whether true or not, just to laugh at the reaction, can really cause harm and be a chillul Hashem.