Two ultra-orthodox Jewish schools have backed down from banning mothers from driving their children to school. The schools were going to implement the ban by not allowing the children into school if brought by their mothers in a car. They backed down because there is a law against such discrimination.

This should reaffirm our awareness that many religions pose a threat to human freedom. Christianity can be (and generally was, until a few hundred years ago) just as vicious as Islam, and Judaism also has the potential. So does Hinduism. Warning: Taking any church too seriously, even the Church of Emacs, can be hazardous to your health.