Unfortunately the Moetzes seems to lack the shortsightedness and narrowmindedness of some individuals who object to the kol korei. They seem instead to be a victim of inverse of the adage that those who don’t learn from history are doomed to see it repeated. I will explain.
It is narrowminded to think that because OO is not an issue in Lakewood that it does not need to be addressed at all. What of the Orthodox communities spread out around the world, who may not have enough members to logically justify excluding members of OO from sharing their shuls and schools?
It is shortsighted to think that because OO has a weak foothold today that it will always be this way. OO has appeal as what I call emotional religion, which is one of the most common lines of criticism of Orthodox today. Where is our respect for women, or for people who have different orientations, or for people with different ideologies than our own? The OO movement, sad to say, has tremendous potential to snowball, and it takes but a bit of wisdom to perceive it.
History has taught us well about these types of movements. The obvious (due to its recency) parallel is Reform of the 19th century. That was a movement with intellectual appeal, as opposed to mere emotional appeal, but the threat is the same. Both seek to undermine the Torah at all costs in order to promote conformity to the present day society. Those familiar with the history know that there were two approaches to dealing with the Reform movement, and know well which was successful. The attempts at “achdus”, as some like to term it, led only to making compromises of greater and greater sacrifice, while neither gaining the respect of nor increased commitment from the members of the deviant movement.
Thus, there is only one course of action left to us, and it is not one that can be taken lightly nor is it one that any but the leaders of the generation can declare is the right reaction. And history guides us in showing that though it can be painful, it is the only way to preserve the Torah values. The KK serves as a psak to those who may be faced with the challenges of implementing it.
Austritt.