Tuesday, October 19, 2004

"Fiercely Orthodox Jews"

A caption today in the Times reads "City of sharp elbows: In April 2004, Good Friday filled Via Dolorosa with crosses, symbols to which fiercely Orthodox Jews object."

Can one be "fiercely" religious? A word like "very" would not have had the same literary flair, but would have avoided some unpleasant implications.

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