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Thursday, July 2nd, 2015

Will Ultra-Orthodox Jews Handle a Woman on the $10?

Author:     Katie Zavadski
Source:     The Daily Beast
Publication Date:     06.30.155:15 AM ET
 Link: Will Ultra-Orthodox Jews Handle a Woman on the $10?
Stephan:   There are four things that define religious fundamentalism whether Muslim, Jewish, Christian, Buddhist, or Mormon. These four things are universal making it clear that it is not the sect or denomination, but something deeper that is the key. The four attributes are: 1) A sense of self-righteousness 2) A sense of persecution 3) Profound sexual dysfunction, and an overwhelming obsession to control humans with vaginas. 4) Strict authoritarianism. I think fundamentalism is a category of mental illness, and should be classified as such. This story illustrates the point I am making.
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Photo Illustration by Sarah Rogers/The Daily Beast

Ultra-Orthodox Jews are wondering what sects that forbid displaying images of women are to do once a woman unseats Alexander Hamilton on the $10 bill.

Haredim are Orthodox Jews who follow a very strict interpretation of Biblical laws and reject much of modern culture, with a minority going so far as to ban public images of women under modesty laws. That won’t be so easy when a woman is on the money they use. The Treasury Department this month announced plan to replace Alexander Hamitlon on the $10 bill by 2020 with that of a woman.

One letter writer posed the question of what the fringe ultra-Orthodox will do when the $10 is female to the editor of the Country Vue, a Haredi newspaper in upstate New York.

“Dear Editor, How are they going to handle this one? While we were all wondering how the newspapers will handle it if chas v’shalom Hillary Clinton was elected president and they will not be able to […]

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