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Originally Posted by Jeanette X
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Originally Posted by J. Tithonus Pednaud
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I didn't say once during my post that you had to be of Jewish blood to practice Judaism.
READ, you moron, before jumping on someone.
You said that it was based PRIMARILY on blood and NOT belief, douchie mcfucktard.
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Last I checked, PRIMARILY does't mean ONLY. It in no way excludes the idea of converts.
I thought primary fit. It is a big part of the religion and, if you view the Jewish just as a race ( I was referring to both in my original text), I would say bloodline IS primary. |
Bloodline isn't anywhere near as important as you think it is. It matters to some of the more orthodox, but to most mainstream Jews, it doesn't really matter for shit, unless its for something like Israeli citizenship. It certainly is not the "primary" qualification to be a member of the Jewish religion.
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Know of any asians who converted to caucasian?
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What's that supposed to mean? That converting to Judaism is as impossible as an Asian converting to Caucasian? What kind of analogy are you trying to draw here?
You can be ethnically Jewish without being religiously Jewish, and vice-versa. The two are often intertwined, but you don't have to be one to be the other. |
Okay, again and the last time simply because I know we are on the same page here but things are being lost in the translation. We are so close to an understanding.
One, I agree bloodline is not important to being Jewish (faith). Not a bit. What I was saying is it is possible to be born Jewish in both race and faith (Here is a letter from someone asking if they need to convert).
http://www.schechter.edu/askrabbi/co...er_adopted.htm
Two, the point about asian and caucasian was more of a joke. I was refering to Jewish as a race and not a religion. In which case blood would definetly be a primary requirment. I am caucasian because my father and mother are, for example.
And I agree 100% with your final statement as well. In Orthodox Judiasm, the two are indeed very much intertwined.