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In reply to the discussion: Female journalists covering Pence in Israel forced to stand behind male colleagues [View all]Mosby
(16,158 posts)34. israel is quite a bit more liberal than the US
The problem is that the orthodox, who only make up about 10-12 percent, have an outsized role in Israeli society and that affects things like marriage, divorce and access to holy sites.
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Female journalists covering Pence in Israel forced to stand behind male colleagues [View all]
mahatmakanejeeves
Jan 2018
OP
Pence is a vile and disgusting person who wants women to be killed in back alleys
Eliot Rosewater
Jan 2018
#26
um, i wouldn't go there. religion is no excuse for bigotry, supremacist ideologies, or hate. nt
TheFrenchRazor
Jan 2018
#15
I'd need that photo zoomed out a bit to know if you're comparing apples to apples here.
AtheistCrusader
Jan 2018
#41
I believe something similar happened on Trump's first trip, they separated the male and female
dewsgirl
Jan 2018
#4
"It was the same situation during President Trumps visit to the Western Wall in May 2017...."
mahatmakanejeeves
Jan 2018
#6
Say, Pence is the Republican nominee for president, and the Democrats nominate a woman.
Yavin4
Jan 2018
#12
so "religion" takes precedence over basic standards of right and wrong? i don't think so. nt
TheFrenchRazor
Jan 2018
#21
I see. Yes, I was reading that the court system includes religious courts...
Honeycombe8
Jan 2018
#35