Q&A: Continuation
Continuation
Question
Continuing the question: since half the nation is traditional, does the Rabbi still think there should be a state of all its citizens?
Answer
In my opinion, yes. Traditionalism is a different religion from mine (if it is even a religion at all).
Discussion on Answer
And coercion will save them? It will make them more gentile-like, not less (as is happening today). Beyond that, even if you were right, there is no justification for coercion regardless of the results.
The Rabbi didn’t explain there from a halakhic perspective why there is no coercion regarding the commandments for the secular public. Does the Rabbi have an article about this?
What is “there”? I see this thread is a continuation of something. Why didn’t you post it there instead? At least include a link.
The Rabbi also wrote, “even if you were right, there is no justification for coercion regardless of the results”—why????
Because even if you manage to coerce secular people into performing commandments, their commandments are worth nothing. Beyond that, coercion causes a great deal of harm, and its harm outweighs its benefit.
But that way they will almost certainly become like all the nations