Just wanted to add, y316, i don’t think you had anything to do with bringing out negativity in anyone. Any more than you had anything to do with the 500 empty calories i chose to consume while reading your post. Some people just see negative wherever they look. Especially, i’ve noticed, when the discussion has anything to do with any aspect of our religion; from a man wearing a colored shirt (not really an aspect of our religion as in the Torah & Halacha, but in people’s minds, apparently very closely tied with Judaism) to a married woman wearing a wig (yes, really an aspect of our religion, at least as far a covering her hair goes. Now stick around & wait for people to get upset I said that).
So here’s another question: Does all this negativity turn our youngsters off the whole idea of being an observant Jew?
And is all this negativity a waste of our energies?
Or is it a good thing to burn off some energy so maybe i should stop complaining & join the fun?