[Avodah] Halachic who is right from "The Lost Scotch"

[Moshe Yehuda Gluck]

R' MS:
This emphasizes a trend that I think is all too common - in order to
emphasize the independence of the halacha from the normal moral order of the
surrounding society, and that therefore we are not contaminated by foreign
influences, there is an attempt to show how different "halachic" reasoning
really is - and this deliberate opposition to the general moral order is not
something we should be proud of, as at least sometimes the general moral
order does reflect halachic values.  I would not want to go to any bet din
whose members think highly of a book like this.... 



Funnily enough, a few days ago I was in the situation of making a similar
argument. Someone was saying that L'Halacha he was right, and I had to point
out to him that it didn't matter - because his being right would be Machzik
B'machlokes, and therefore his "Halachic right" didn't help any, and he was
still wrong. Unfortunately, I don't think I convinced him...

KT,
MYG