Q&A: A calm person — am I obligated to protest when people make fun of holy things?
A calm person — am I obligated to protest when people make fun of holy things?
Question
I’m a calm type of person
and I don’t get angry or protest when someone mocks me, my customs, my ethnic background, my food, and everything that gets many people all worked up.
A bit unusual, but not terrible. I also have more serious quirks.
That’s just how I am.
I hear people making fun of holy things, for example the new song
“A Woman Is Nakedness” and the like.
Am I allowed, just as I’m not particular about things concerning myself, to stay silent even when it comes to holy matters?
With all due respect,
The mockery of the complacent, the contempt for the proud geniuses
Answer
The obligation to protest applies when the protest will be effective. In my opinion, protests like these only cause harm.
Specifically, the mockery you described seems to be directed at things that really are worthy of ridicule.
Discussion on Answer
Because the hysteria about separation between the sexes is very often exaggerated, and it also reflects a problematic attitude toward women.
“Specifically, the mockery you described seems to be directed at things that really are worthy of ridicule.”
Why?