So interesting that religious motivation for not joining the army and ideological motivation are viewed so differently. Aren't both objections ideological in nature? Isn't a religious conviction much the same as a secularly motivated conviction? I'm curious.
It's an interesting conversation that is dominating Israeli society -what is the place of faith in a secular country that is built on a religious promise, the justification for the creation of the modern state is embedded in Judaism but the state itself is not a religious one. the tension is ever present, but never solved
So interesting that religious motivation for not joining the army and ideological motivation are viewed so differently. Aren't both objections ideological in nature? Isn't a religious conviction much the same as a secularly motivated conviction? I'm curious.
Hello Marie,
It's an interesting conversation that is dominating Israeli society -what is the place of faith in a secular country that is built on a religious promise, the justification for the creation of the modern state is embedded in Judaism but the state itself is not a religious one. the tension is ever present, but never solved