Ultra-Orthodox rabbis ban women from going to university

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64. I agree. The difference is that the Amish live in agricultural society and have acres

upon acres of land to accommodate their large families. Kiryas Joel, and other Hasidic communities, are in urban and suburban neighborhoods. The families do not use birth control and are often large. As the communities grow, they run out of space (and sewage capacity and water) and have been buying up land and basically intimidating the surrounding communities. They are a large voting bloc and generally get what they want from governmental officials who want that large bloc of votes.

In Brooklyn, someone put up signs asking for women to step aside for men. This is in Brooklyn, NY - part of New York City. I am all for religious freedom too, but that's freedom to practice your religion, not to force everyone around you to accommodate you and your religion.