[Alexander Rubin]

That's a very well put argument, and summation of the debate.

"One can't be a politically conservative reform Jew, without one's progeny becoming something other than Jews, eh? I suspect you are right as a statistical matter, but not as an individual matter."

That sums it up very nicely.

[Torie]

Thanks for the kind words. This is an interesting and constructive thread, and I appreciate chatting with you.