To bring us back on topic let me tell you something that happens in MY daily life. I have a 9 yr old sibling with asthma, and for him smoking can and is deadly. Not only from himself but from second hand smoke passed on by other people. We can say all we want that we have to “broaden our horizons” and listen to the other side (whoever that may be), but to put other people at risk for what YOU feel is right?
Right now I’m not sure who is right, I have been successfully confused by all the arguments on this thread. (I’m not sure if thats a good thing or not)
AJ-I don’t think we’re telling anyone to Paskin Halacha here, but I do believe that everyone is allowed to have their own opinions and state them sometimes. And to feel undermined or bent out of shape because of that I think is because of the real disease that is plaguing our community which is uncertainty about our identities and our quickness to discriminate against ANYONE (even in our own circles) who are not like us.