This will get under the "wokes" skin.
"What has to be said that is not being said? Every month or so it seems, there is a public forum under Orthodox auspices that discusses the alphabet soup of moral transgressions, LGBT and the rest. The ground rules are always the same: the discussion can never be about halacha, Jewish values, or tradition, but can only encompass various ways in which we show acceptance, sensitivity, inclusion, etc. The discussion about halacha, Jewish values or tradition must wait until another time – a time which never comes. Sometimes the moderators will proclaim that those too are legitimate topics but “not our topic.” Whose topic is it? No one. When will it be discussed? Never."I recently saw a video of a *Charedi* Rabbi who is very vocal on social media giving the whole "we have to love them blah blah blah" pitch with not a word about Torah, Halacha, morality, values etc. etc.
Nobody argues that these people are nebuch's. Nobody argues that we should have compassion for suffering human beings. Nobody argues that just b/c they choose not to keep a certain commandment doesn't mean that they should reject all commandments. The issue is that they want legitimacy and the only way we can give it to them is by renouncing Torah. They want to hear from us that a man marrying a man is just as kosher as a man marrying a woman. It really isn't.
I know one activist who complains that he is not accepted as chazzan in some shuls and also posts videos of himself at homosexual dance clubs. If you want to be chazzan maybe it is a good idea not to publicly share what you do in your spare time.
We all do aveiros. Plenty of otherwise frum Jews watch pornography on the Internet. Many go to Lashon Hara sites. Many use and abuse drugs and/or alcohol. All of us do one of the greatest and most underrated of sins - we waste time. Almost everybody is addicted to his or her phone to some degree. Nobody is suggesting that we should be mean to people for doing aveiros. But אוי ואבוי for people who CELEBRATE their sins and demand legitimacy. "I am a נואף. Accept me, love me and give me ששי".
No.
