Apparently Darwin isn't kosher

[Jayhawker Soule]

In today's The Times of Israel is a disturbing article titled Israeli schools largely avoid teaching evolution - report, disturbing both because of its content and because it came as no surprise. After all, some four months ago the same news source ran a related piece under the headline Jerusalem museum censors evolution exhibit to avoid offending the ultra-Orthodox followed by Despite outrage, Jerusalem museum vows to keep censoring evolution exhibit.

I personally have far more serious issues with Israel, but I find the above to be maddening and shameful nonetheless.

 

[metis]

No surprise-- unfortunately.

 

[Spiderman]

In today's The Times of Israel is a disturbing article titled Israeli schools largely avoid teaching evolution - report, disturbing both because of its content and because it came as no surprise. After all, some four months ago the same news source ran a related piece under the headline Jerusalem museum censors evolution exhibit to avoid offending the ultra-Orthodox followed by Despite outrage, Jerusalem museum vows to keep censoring evolution exhibit.

I personally have far more serious issues with Israel, but I find the above to be maddening and shameful nonetheless.

How was your pilgrimage to Israel?

Anyway, I never expected you to say you were sickened or maddened by Israel.

My mom was a very hardcore Zionist and now she has very negative things to say about Israel as well.

Maybe I should start considering those things. I've always been a fan of Israel and keep an Israeli flag in my room. I simply admire how brilliant they are and how they got land that the Old Testament promised to them.

It seems it was their destiny.

 

[Brickjectivity]

They are kissing the butt of the evangelicals and simultaneously doing them harm, not that anybody wants my opinion. That being said I dont blame them for acting like a drowning animal. Its pretty deep out there.

 

[exchemist]

In today's The Times of Israel is a disturbing article titled Israeli schools largely avoid teaching evolution - report, disturbing both because of its content and because it came as no surprise. After all, some four months ago the same news source ran a related piece under the headline Jerusalem museum censors evolution exhibit to avoid offending the ultra-Orthodox followed by Despite outrage, Jerusalem museum vows to keep censoring evolution exhibit.

I personally have far more serious issues with Israel, but I find the above to be maddening and shameful nonetheless.

I am shocked by this. I had thought Judaism was mercifully free from stupid biblical literalism. What is even more shocking is that a Jewish place of learning would self-censor in such a way, to the detriment of teaching. Again my previous impression was that Judaism had a tradition of respect for learning which would not permit such pusillanimity.

 

[Rational Agnostic]

In today's The Times of Israel is a disturbing article titled Israeli schools largely avoid teaching evolution - report, disturbing both because of its content and because it came as no surprise. After all, some four months ago the same news source ran a related piece under the headline Jerusalem museum censors evolution exhibit to avoid offending the ultra-Orthodox followed by Despite outrage, Jerusalem museum vows to keep censoring evolution exhibit.

I personally have far more serious issues with Israel, but I find the above to be maddening and shameful nonetheless.

Yes, that is unfortunate. It's surprising, because I thought Israel was a fairly progressive and secularized country considering the number of brothels there.

 

[LuisDantas]

I expected much better from Israel.

 

[Debater Slayer]

I expected much better from Israel.

I didn't. All Middle Eastern countries without exception are in a deeply regressive cultural, intellectual, and ethical state in one way or another, to varying extents.

 

[Spiderman]

I didn't. All Middle Eastern countries without exception are in a deeply regressive cultural, intellectual, and ethical state in one way or another, to varying extents.

I never saw Israel as like that despite it being a "Tamuldic state".

I didn't see such brilliant advanced people as holding their people back!

 

[LuisDantas]

I didn't. All Middle Eastern countries without exception are in a deeply regressive cultural, intellectual, and ethical state in one way or another, to varying extents.

So it seems.

 

[sun rise]

Over the decades I went from being a 100% supporter of Israel to my present opinion of it being government by extremists and expansionists. It's no doubt a model for those in the USA who want to do the same thing here. I can not and will not support Israel until the the right wing fanatics there are no longer running the show.

 

[Woberts]

I didn't. All Middle Eastern countries without exception are in a deeply regressive cultural, intellectual, and ethical state in one way or another, to varying extents.

I thought Israel was the exception.
Guess not.

 

[Father Heathen]

Whenever I read a news article regarding the ultra-orthodox, they sound very extremely arrogant and entitled.

 

[shunyadragon]

I am not surprised the establishment of Israel is progressively becoming more conservative. I visited Israel in 2000 and slummed around for two weeks in hostiles after spending three days at the Baha'i World Center. I had the opportunity to talk to a lot pilgrims, and locals even young conservative Jews. One interesting point is the JEws did not consider Judaism a religion, and take a more conservative view of the Tanakh, They di not consider it as a literal history as such like the fundamentalist Christians, but seemed to consider humans uniquely created, and not evolved.

 

[metis]

I visited Israel in 2000 and slummed around for two weeks in hostiles after spending three days at the Baha'i World Center.

I stayed at a hotel right up the mountain from that site and wanted to visit it but didn't have enough time. Looked beautiful on the outside though.

 

[gnostic]

In today's The Times of Israel is a disturbing article titled Israeli schools largely avoid teaching evolution - report, disturbing both because of its content and because it came as no surprise. After all, some four months ago the same news source ran a related piece under the headline Jerusalem museum censors evolution exhibit to avoid offending the ultra-Orthodox followed by Despite outrage, Jerusalem museum vows to keep censoring evolution exhibit.

I personally have far more serious issues with Israel, but I find the above to be maddening and shameful nonetheless.

People, including in the executive or political circles, can be utterly absurd, especially when they tried placate fundamental religious groups.