Hakatan- “While the classes and campuses are indeed separate, the events, etc. are all mixed. So, practically speaking, other than the actual classes, “Yeshiva”/Stern is essentially a co-ed experience.”
Where do you get your information from. I wish you would just pause and try to look at it from a different perspective. No one will deny you that zionism is a major tenet of MO, no one will deny you that their value of Torah is different than yours. I know all you are trying to do is stand up for the torah, and stand up for what is right, but unfortunatly that isnt the way it works in this world. If someone in my community read what you wrote today they would be disgusted and turned off from any yeshvish way of life. Anything right wing to them. Is that right of them? Yes and no. Yes because that compeltly offeneds their entire way of life and No because they say things about “right wingers” that are completly offensive toom, which is disgusting. Were all at fault here.
But someone has to stop the chain. And I would HOPE it would be someone whose whole focus is Torah, like you come off as, because thats what the Torah wants! Ahava between brothers and sisters in Judaism.
YU and Stern in your mind is very naive. I’ve been there. I have friends there who never go to coed events. Yes there are lots of people who are not relgious, in fact there are lots of flaws in the system. But look at what your stirring because of your ignorant comments! I have faith in your beliefs. You seem to be a very passionate and smart individual. Please please use it for drawing the “other” in instead of alientating them because of their “avodah zara”.