[jk215]

Setting regulations you want your own community to abide by is fine and dandy. That sounds like what they are doing. The minute you try to expand those on everyone else is when you need to shut the fuck up. Just stay away from that line ultra-orthodox jews and you will be fine.

[officialchicken]

The hasids are definitely against integration with society as a whole. Here's a recent example about putting signs up for women and men to NOT be on the same side of the street. http://www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/34/41/dtg_hasidicsidewa...

[rmc]

Yes in principle, however it doesn't give a group carte blanche to do what it wants within its own community. E.g we/society should disprove if they want to tell all their kids that they should not be gay (since some of their kids might be gay). Just because they aren't trying to get everyone else to say the same thing to their kids doesn't meab doing that is ok.

In short, "yes, but"