Reply To: kiruv krovim and the cause of social stigma

yeah well…tell that to ami magazine when they send me what will probably be a rejection email…they dont like my stuff anymore

mytake: i think it started with reform and haskala…we felt a need to completely isolate ourselves from that way of thinking and from anything which might be considered secular. granted at the time most of teh problems listed above werent recognized by ANYONE as problems, but lets focus on hashkafa and emuna questions. such questions were seen as unacceptable at the time because refrom and haskala were gaining traction (each in their own time obviously) and in order to combat those movements, we couldnt allow a pischon peh for any kind of minus or apikorsus. i understand that. what i THINK happened is that mentality carried over the years until today and hashkafa and emuna are still off limits.

the other problems too…as far as i can tell this need for perfection stems from teh same place. we needed to be absolutely perfect because we had to be head and shoulders above reform and haskala. we couldnt be imperfect. idk…thats the way i see it…now im not saying that that must be the reason for stigma for every person, i just think thats the subconscious undercurrent that fuels it.