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Article: Religious Jews shun comics that "pollute" minds.
- Article from:
- Al Arabiya (Saudi Arabia)
- Article date:
- November 7, 2009
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Summary: Religious and chaste comics have become a hit among ultra-Orthodox Jews who fear the thrills of Spiderman and the sexy glam of Superman's Lois Lane will pollute and corrupt their children's
Religious and chaste comics have become a hit among ultra-Orthodox Jews who fear the thrills of Spiderman and the sexy glam of Superman's Lois Lane will pollute and corrupt their children's minds.
For the reclusive Haredi society that shuns television, Internet and video viewed as a source of moral corruption, the no-sex, no-violence comics offer benign entertainment and a fun way of teaching tradition to their children. Dozens of colorful comic books ...