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Shimfish,what data do you require? Do you need figures to show how studying religion 24/7 has advanced the fields of Cosmology,Physics,Biology,Genetics,medicine,chemistry or any other science? Well, you will find it hard to find, as their time is taken up with prayer and procreation. Ofcourse there are religious people who are scientists, but Hollyeooddigitals comments refer to the Haredi in the video, and they are valid.My only addition would be that it is not only the number 1 problem in the region, religious bigotry and dogma is the number 1 problem globally. Education is the answer, not bronze age mythology.

No, I'm afraid I don't have precise figures for you. There are other issues to consider as well, such as how much it costs for students not studying in a government-supported institution (Michlalot), there's the whole issue of the three years of military service the Haredi are exempt from and it really isn't as simple as "they get X, we get Y".

And regarding the "bread thing", it's not illegal to buy it, but it's illegal to sell it, and stores selling bread during Pessah get fined regularly.

Saying it's not a religious law is laughable, almost like saying the Swiss minaret ban is an architectural dispute.