[ladyjane]

I’ve got a hard time agreeing that the deniers should have religious sanctions against them.

What about those who think that 9/11 was staged?
What about those who think the world is flat.
What about those who think the sun revolves around the earth?
And those who don’t believe in the Armenian genocide?

Should they be excommunicated?

[Buggman]

Why not? Roman Catholicism has excommunicated those who denied the doctrines of indulgences and Jews who wanted to keep the practices of their fathers while following a Jewish King. The Vatican has made it pretty clear over the centuries that it has the right to break off or restore official relations with groups as it sees fit.

But the Rabbinate also has the right to break off relations with those whose decisions empower and encourage Israel's enemies.

Shalom.