iPod Is the Devil, Says Israeli Orthodox Court
July 1, 2008 · Print This Article
Filed under: Audio/Video, iPod
Very, very Orthodox Israelis are all in a tizzy over iPods. Israel’s Orthodox Righteous Court of Law, often averse to “chastity-threatening” gadgets, recently put the iPod and its cousin MP4 devices (next-generation portable media players) on trial and found them guilty! of driving the chosen people to unspeakable sins.
The court declared a ban on the offending devices, and is giving merchants three weeks to purge them from store shelves. Those who don’t comply might have to stand trial, they say.
iPod is the devil’s plaything, state hard-core Orthodox community leaders, who allege that the device weasels its way into good homes by masquerading as a tool for listening to Torah lessons, while in effect serving as an instrument of corruption. Its detractors worry that the faithful will be tempted by “sinful” movies and other media that is readily available on the iPod.
“A great plague is upon us!” proclaim anti-MP4 posters plastered on the walls of Jerusalem neighborhoods.
Sounds like Israeli iPods could use a tiny makeover, kosher-cell-phone-style. [Source: YNet News]
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