David Friedman,
The allegations of deception are never documented in any way at all
Simply untrue - DK and others provide support for their allegations all the time. No amount of evidence would be good enough ...
Aside from the ultra-orthodox, we just aren't in a period of spiritual renaissance.
The Hareidim are hardly going through a period of "spiritual renaissance". It's quite the opposite - they've descended into a ...
I don't understand the significance of the Beit HaMikdash in your argument. If it had remained intact, do you think rabbinic interpretation would have progressed farther than it has, with the result being that women would have more rights in ...
I always figured non-observant people did things to spite Orthodoxy (you know, that's
kind of how its taught in yeshiva)
Yes; as I always suspected.
Don't tell me they don't teach contempt for non-Orthodox ...