I have not been able to figure out why the religious world thinks we second class citizens ought to support them for their self proclaimed holiness. If they find a young native kid with rich American parents, they pull out all he stops to show how loving they are. [Love bombing ] . Until the time comes when he needs a favor. Not a large favor. Perhaps a simple word of support to his wife. Then all of a sudden they do not know him. They are these great astronauts.
The religious proclaim the value of kindness when they need it from secular Jews. When it is asked from them they suddenly become holy saints that can not be bothered by such trivialities.
[This of course is not meant to include the great Litvak yeshivot that in fact learn Torah for its own sake.]]
The religious world thinks that their keeping a few public rituals makes them defined as keeping Torah. Whatever the religious do is not not Torah.
