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To: Squawk 8888
Judaism is both religion and culture.

How is Judiasm culture if you are not a practicing, believing Jew? If you are a secular person, you are not religious. My mom was raised in a Baptist home, but she is not a Baptist. As far as I know, no one refers to her as a Baptist. She isn't defined as a Baptist. She's a free person. An individual. This type of labelling is just racism and it doesnt even make sense.

14 posted on 04/10/2007 6:24:48 AM PDT by Huck (Soylent Green is People.)
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To: Huck

To clarify, the term “Jew” is an ethnic designation as well as a religious one. It is therefore possible to be ethnically Jewish and also be a Christian, Hindu, atheist or whatever.


18 posted on 04/10/2007 6:34:16 AM PDT by Squawk 8888 (Is human activity causing the warming trend on Mars?)
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To: Huck

“How is Judiasm culture if you are not a practicing, believing Jew?”

The ideals and rules permiate you in lots of different ways.

The Orthodox Jewish answer is that, spiritually, atheist Jews are still Jews, still bound by the Law -— whether they want to be or not.

“Chosen” is not an option, nor necessarily a good thing.


24 posted on 04/10/2007 7:15:55 AM PDT by MeanWestTexan (Kol Hakavod Lezahal)
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