{"id":24941,"date":"2015-05-30T17:14:14","date_gmt":"2015-05-30T21:14:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sidebarforplaintiffs.naomifein.net\/?p=24941"},"modified":"2015-05-30T17:14:14","modified_gmt":"2015-05-30T21:14:14","slug":"now-its-the-jews-who-ban-women-from-driving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sidebarforplaintiffs.naomifein.net\/?p=24941","title":{"rendered":"“Now it\u2019s the Jews who ban women from driving”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Source: Now it\u2019s the Jews who ban women from driving \u00ab Why Evolution Is True<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Oy vey. And haven’t I been warning everybody that religious fundamentalism is bad for women?<\/p>\n

Yes, I have. Many, many times. (I’m feeling lazy today so if you wish to get my warnings, search Sidebar<\/strong> on “fundamentalism,” or “global war against women,” or “the god problem,” or some such.)<\/p>\n

This latest ban comes from British Hasids. Two things to say about that: never, never get anywhere near a (male) Hasid driving a car. They are deadly. And if you ever are driven by a Brit–other than a London cab driver–buckle up with anything around that buckles.<\/p>\n

Ah driving. Brings back fond memories of my mom teaching me to drive. In the parking lot of the Eastchester Lord & Taylor. I least I think it was Eastchester; I know it was L&T, and I know the parking lot was conveniently and happily empty because it was Sunday. And those were the days that stores didn’t open on Sunday. (Was this a “god problem?” Maybe, but it sure worked out for all us Westchester teenagers with training wheel driving licenses.)<\/p>\n

My mom was a great, kind teacher. She was also the mom who brought us up to eschew religion–in part because of the way it (Judaism, in our case) treated women. A wise driver and a wise woman, my mom, Esther Fein.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Source: Now it\u2019s the Jews who ban women from driving \u00ab Why Evolution Is True Oy vey. And haven’t I been warning everybody that religious fundamentalism is bad for women? Yes, I have. Many, many times. (I’m feeling lazy today … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[632],"tags":[595,672],"class_list":["post-24941","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-the-god-problem","tag-global-war-against-women","tag-the-god-problem-2"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t