Yair Tsaban - translation to English

1. Former immigrant absorption minister Yair Tsaban, for instance, said "the idea of turning secularism into a religion is absurd." Forming a secular movement would only weaken the secular majority‘s standing, as only a few would join, he argued, while the idea of secular conversion is a "philosophical catch–22." Like Tsaban, Meretz MK Chaim Oron supports a lobby to advance secular Judaism and oppose religious legislation, but opposes creating an institution for secular conversion "through Yossi Beilin‘s rabbinate." Beilin said in response that he, too, is unsure about forming a movement, but "it never occured to me that someone from Meretz would have a problem with forming a secular lobby." Bookmark to del.icio.us The curtain falls After '0 years in operation, the Habima National Theater will shut down for renovations.