Ubiquitin – please keep in mind that I was talking about out-of-town in the 70’s and 80’s where there were many non-Orthodox families in the community.
As I mentioned in that post, I don’t hear of this so much anywhere, and I think that may be the reason why.
That is one major change in the 1900’s from hundreds of years ago – that there are (many) non-Orthodox Jews. Another big change is processed food, which necessitates hashgachos, some of which may not be so reliable. Remember that most foods we eat are made by goyim in factories where many things can go wrong. That was not the case in the past.
So it’s not necessarily about the ideology being different but about the situation being different. The same ideology calls for different responses to different situations. Which is the point I tried making earlier in the thread.