tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3683171330083869803.post6461104765912238154..comments2023-10-15T10:39:20.908-04:00Comments on One Frum Skeptic: A yated writer on why people go OTDfrumskeptichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02990363895869876238noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3683171330083869803.post-5431489406050617202009-07-08T22:56:45.281-04:002009-07-08T22:56:45.281-04:00> If anything, this day and age no one would be...> If anything, this day and age no one would be going off the derech because now we have X-ray lights to check our lettuce! <br /><br />That in itself might be why some people go OTD.G*3https://www.blogger.com/profile/06104739087560005056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3683171330083869803.post-41549174926993018262009-07-01T01:18:48.986-04:002009-07-01T01:18:48.986-04:00>Course, if they were to actually delve into wh...>Course, if they were to actually delve into why people go otd, they'd eventually have to recognize that frumness isn't meant for everyone, and where would that lead them?<br /><br />Perhaps. But my point is just that they think about it, regardless of what conclusion they come to. Why they're frum in the first place, and why people might leave it. Maybe they'll even conclude that frumness isn't for anyone? :)OTDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12284266882043971891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3683171330083869803.post-26536763489992307972009-07-01T00:09:37.785-04:002009-07-01T00:09:37.785-04:00Besides the fact that a baby can't have gelcap...Besides the fact that a baby can't have gelcaps, how would it know that it's treif? how would the baby know that, say, a cheeseburger is treif? This argument is based on some mystical connections which are certainly not universally agreed upon, and yet the writer claims that it's indisputable fact. I have been eating non-CY milk, chocolate etc. my whole life, and I don't feel myself going otd from it.Frum and Rationalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07200835950640799373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3683171330083869803.post-81921466479875515202009-06-30T22:39:49.154-04:002009-06-30T22:39:49.154-04:00OTD- "Obviously, it's a complicated quest...OTD- "Obviously, it's a complicated question, and you know that, but for a lot of them, it's much easier to just call OTDers names"<br /><br />Course, if they were to actually delve into why people go otd, they'd eventually have to recognize that frumness isn't meant for everyone, and where would that lead them?<br /><br />Its way easier to just complain that they're messed up, instead of recognizing many actually have legit reasons for being the way they are.frumskeptichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02990363895869876238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3683171330083869803.post-57724467069256709362009-06-30T03:48:01.866-04:002009-06-30T03:48:01.866-04:00I think what these youth really need is space, lov...I think what these youth really need is space, love, and time. If they are given this, then they might eventually come around. <br /><br />I also think that what we each need is a good role model to look up to and talk to.smbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00425290796472256844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3683171330083869803.post-14696591120094647962009-06-30T01:07:26.373-04:002009-06-30T01:07:26.373-04:00I agree with a lot of this post, but I just wanted...I agree with a lot of this post, but I just wanted to point out: Why do people go OTD? Obviously, it's a complicated question, and you know that, but for a lot of them, it's much easier to just call OTDers names, and come up with black and white reasons for things than to be honest.OTDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12284266882043971891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3683171330083869803.post-1971889393771242442009-06-30T00:26:42.698-04:002009-06-30T00:26:42.698-04:00Let's see. Wearing a kippa is a minchag which...Let's see. Wearing a kippa is a minchag which was not even followed at the time of gemorra by the rabbonim themselves. Everyone wearing a kippa instead of some generic head covering, is not even 100 years old. The reason the boy is not in yeshiva is because he sees his parents and teachers for the hypocrites that they are.<br /><br />Where does eating cholov stam lead? Probably same place as eating Heinz ketchup.<br /><br />As FS said, no one in their right mind, except maybe for this guy, would give a toddler gelcaps. Medicine, and some hold vitamins, doesn't need to be kosher. Furthermore, if he would learn what he preaches, he'd know that if you see a small child eating bugs, you don't need to stop him. I wonder if this idiot would make his kids fast.<br /><br />Here's a fact, the guy is an uneducated moron who probably never opened a sefer in his life.Ookamikunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01145237927656807738noreply@blogger.com