Recently got a temp ban from KiA2 for very mildly acknowledging this fact. Just testing the waters here.
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I guess that's a pretty silent minority. I never hear a Jew say "My Jewish faith informs me that marriage is between a man and a woman" or "As a Jew, I support your right to say what you want, even though I may disagree". Whereas the other side, you know
I don't hear Muslims saying that either in the West. That is probably because they don't think that in a country where they are small minorities, their particularist religious views will carry the day.
Devout Jews are pretty quiet in general. How often do you see a Jew preaching on a street? How often do you encounter a Jew asking you to join their religion? Unless you're fucking his daughter, it's never gonna happen.
...But if you try to ban circumcision, then you will hear from them.
Right so they don't convert. My point was, I do hear the opposite. We have to let in 3rd world immigrants. We have to ban "hate" speech. Gay marriage, too. All because supposedly their Jewish faith informs them. I guess I can go searching for examples, but I thought this was pretty common knowledge. And yeah, I know about the Orthodox. I'm not trying to deny their existence. I'm pointing out where the mainstream of the political orthodoxy lies.