a mamin -“I also feel I have supported them plenty! That being said, I do feel there is a need for this bus, but it’s your choice to take it or not.”
You’ve seem to have missed the point. The issue isn’t money, nor the need of a bus between Willy & BP. This bus line is operating under a Gov. franchise. This means they get to write the rules, not you. You can’t just tell any Goyta if they don’t like being in the back of the bus -take another line or subway or taxi.
If the Harri Krishnas operated a bus line in Manhattan & required e/o to put on their silly robes (I’m not going to even say make e/o get a mohawk), acc. to you they would be able to claim religious exemption?!? If you found that your trip to where ever was easier by using this bus line – you would be happy if the Gov. said you can’t do that. You definitely wouldn’t be screaming religious exemption. You definitely wouldn’t like to be told -get there by some other way if you don’t like these conditions.
Everytime the Gov. does something e/o screams antisemitism, once in awhile it is, most of the time it’s not. Stop with the crying wolf. Don’t make a Chillul Hashem by dragging this into Court – where you will lose anyway and you’ll make it open hunting season on Frum Jews. This is a problem living amongst so many Frum Jews -you forget that we are in Golus and there is a way to behave in Golus. So I’ll repeat -the only choices you have is to either sit non-segregated or open a totally private bus service between Willy & BP!