Comments on: Two Different Take on Yaakov Neeman’s Remarks http://menachemmendel.net/blog/2009/12/11/two-different-take-on-yaakov-neemans-remarks/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=two-different-take-on-yaakov-neemans-remarks Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:07:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Harry Perkal http://menachemmendel.net/blog/2009/12/11/two-different-take-on-yaakov-neemans-remarks/comment-page-1/#comment-2511 Harry Perkal Tue, 15 Dec 2009 05:36:32 +0000 http://menachemmendel.net/blog/?p=2089#comment-2511 The big deal is that Halacha is religious law and in a democratic society law grows out of the will of the people, not God or God's supposed "interperters" the Rabbis. There is enough problems deciding Halacha within Judaism to last many life times than to incorporate it into secular law. Nor do I want Islamic Law to be the law of any Muslim country, nor do I want it in Israel or any other country. Yes religious law can inform general legal and moral priciples but not dictate it. Anything else is really a very bad idea and frankly undemocrtaic. Harry The big deal is that Halacha is religious law and in a democratic society law grows out of the will of the people, not God or God’s supposed “interperters” the Rabbis. There is enough problems deciding Halacha within Judaism to last many life times than to incorporate it into secular law. Nor do I want Islamic Law to be the law of any Muslim country, nor do I want it in Israel or any other country. Yes religious law can inform general legal and moral priciples but not dictate it. Anything else is really a very bad idea and frankly undemocrtaic. Harry

]]> By: hahistorion http://menachemmendel.net/blog/2009/12/11/two-different-take-on-yaakov-neemans-remarks/comment-page-1/#comment-2495 hahistorion Mon, 14 Dec 2009 20:13:49 +0000 http://menachemmendel.net/blog/?p=2089#comment-2495 I don't understand what the big uproar is about. Western law is based in large part on (what some people refer to) the Judeo-Christian tradition. British "common law" for instance was based on old anglo-saxon custom. Halacha can likewise be reformed to conform to present day reality. p.s. Check out my new posts when you have a chance. Thanks. I don’t understand what the big uproar is about. Western law is based in large part on (what some people refer to) the Judeo-Christian tradition. British “common law” for instance was based on old anglo-saxon custom. Halacha can likewise be reformed to conform to present day reality.

p.s. Check out my new posts when you have a chance. Thanks.

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