I think that a lot of the confusion and discussion can be cleared up by emphasizing that Modern Orthodoxy is an actual movement with a set of ideals and some (albeit unofficial) leadership and institutions. There are plenty of MO high schools that separate the genders and plenty of places and Rabbonim who would never dream of giving a shiur comparing “Murder in the Cathedral” to Koheles. But the fact remains that some of the biggest MO institutions and figures endorse those that do. So it’s fair to criticize MO by pointing out that a lot of institutions under the MO banner act in way contrary to the Torah with implicit approval by those “Modern Orthodox machmir” people.
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