Todros Gimpel -“To all those who seem so very threatened by the whole internet filter business.
Unless you are addicted to sites that you shouldn’t be going to, the only explanation I can think of, is that you feel that your parnasah is under threat.
Which line of business requires you to rely on 100% unfiltered internet access?
I myself am a web site programmer who needs to access many different sites and I use a fully approved frum filtered ISP without problems.”
You don’t post too often here, so I don’t yet have a gist for your train of thought, but it’s helpful to read all the posts on a topic (even if there are a few topics) to avoid a myopic view.
Not everything is Black & White – Kosher or Trief. But I do find people live their religion like that. It makes their lives simpler.
Here is an example of something that is in the grey zone:
“The Chassidishe Gatesheader
Same here. For me, there is the practical matter of being unable to use a filter for technical reasons (a filter simply wouldn’t work for me).
But aside from being an IT professional I am also quite deeply involved in medical things; I studied medicine in the past for a while and this continues to be a major interest. And no, I do not shy away from any subject. I learn about gynecology-related subjects as much as about neurology or infectious disease. I am not going to censore what I learn.”