Hiddush Against Religious Indoctrination in the IDF
The IDF is not allowed to allow religious elements to preach their doctrine to the soldiers
17/12/2023 10:06
Tags: IDF · religion · Noam Party
Avi Maoz, Noam Party. source: wikipesia
Hiddush sent out letters this week to various high-ranking IDF commanders warning of a growing trend of religious infiltration at army bases. The IDF is not allowed to allow religious elements to preach their doctrine to the soldiers and—even if the officers who open the gates of the bases or the assembly areas do so for the purpose of spiritual reinforcement—this does not justify or allow the compulsion of all soldiers to be exposed to religious preaching that contradicts their worldview and lifestyles.
Soldiers should not be exposed to religious preaching that contradicts their worldview and lifestyles
Also, allowing groups such as the Noam Party into bases violates the rights of gay soldiers, due to its homophobic nature.
Read more about this in a JPost article titled "Secular groups warn: 'The war must not be used to push religion in army bases'". although we need to point out that they fell into the all-too-known trap of labeling religious freedom advocates as "Secular". Hiddush is neither secular, nor religious, we stand for the rights of both, and we are pursuing freedom of religion and freedom from religion as promised in Israel's Declaration of Independence.