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isaacfisher t1_j12qpda wrote

Reply to comment by drahcirm in Menorah lit inside Capitol in Harrisburg by citytiger

I don't really get your point. Racism is a blight on our society, so we shouldn't celebrate the different cultures we have in the society?

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SolaVitae t1_j12x6bq wrote

I think the issue is that the government is the one celebrating one religion exclusively. We tend to want less religion involved in our politics not more

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isaacfisher t1_j12ypwd wrote

It's quite the opposite, its acknowledging a minority religion, and not* involving it in politics. Hannukah btw is not very religious holiday. Definitely not one of the main holy-days of Judaism, almost secular

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SolaVitae t1_j12yxnw wrote

>It's quite the opposite, its acknowledging a minority religion, and involving it in politics.

How is that the opposite of what I said?

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isaacfisher t1_j130zxz wrote

Sorry, I meant not involving in politics. It's just acknowledging not involving. And its another religion other than the mainstream one.

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AugustWolf22 t1_j13f13n wrote

So as long as it's a minority religion you'd be ok with it being involved in politics?

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drahcirm t1_j13j23a wrote

Did you read the article? The author specifically associates the display of religious iconography in the government building with all of the terrible recent antisemitic acts, as if it were a justification, or as a point of balance.

Both things can be wrong. There is a difference between celebrating culture and adopting and endorsing religious iconography (of any variety) in an official capacity within a government building.

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