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Comment by cma

1 day ago

If they join a religion that isn't on the state approved list, they can't get married there and hard or extra expensive to get buried. There are some limits on religious freedom.

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dlubarov  1 day ago

They can just get married abroad. There are even online ceremonies now.

A decent number of Israeli Jews have to do that as well, since Israel recognizes Jewish marriages only under orthodox rabbis. Some Israeli Jews are not even considered Jews under strict orthodox rules.

  • cma  1 day ago

    > They can just get married abroad.

    They don't have to if they are one of the approved religions. That's a restriction on religious freedom.

    > since Israel recognizes Jewish marriages only under orthodox rabbis

    I don't get how is this evidence of religious freedom.

nkmnz  1 day ago

That’s a lie. You can form a civil union, which is very similar to the religious marriage. On the other hand, does Hamas recognise a Jewish marriage?

  • ceejayoz  21 hours ago

    > You can form a civil union, which is very similar to the religious marriage.

    Yeah, we tried "separate but equal" here too.

    > On the other hand, does Hamas recognise a Jewish marriage?

    Being the good guys is about more than being "second worst".

    • nkmnz  21 hours ago

      You might be surprised, but a civil union is the only legally binding form of marriage in many countries, e.g. Germany. The Churches - even though they are state churches - aren’t even allowed to provide a wedding ceremony if the civil union hasn’t been performed beforehand. Which different legal provisions do you think make the „religious marriage“ vs. „civil union“ morally equal to „separate but equal“?

      > Being the good guys is about more than being "second worst".

      If you cannot think about any group that’s not as bad as Hamas, but worse than Israel, I‘m happy to help… just ask!

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