09-26-2013, 11:35 PM
As best as I can understand from the answers here...
Jews get treated the same whether they're religious or not (as other people see it as a race rather than religion) and therefore have an inclination to band together against common enemies whether the kin are religious or not (and thus they start acting more ethnic than religious). Therefore a Jew who became an atheist is still treated as a Jew by others and his Jewish relations still got his back in a hostile world which he can count on in an emergency. Therefore he is still part of the culture while not practicing or even believing in Judaism. Am I understanding this right?
'Course that's kinda funny to me because virtually all of my family is Southern Baptist (ranging from the devout to those who only attend weddings, funerals, and odd Christmas & open their Bible mostly to find someone's birthday written in the front than reading any verses) which I've rejected and even though Southern Baptists don't have it hard in Texas our extended family does circle the wagon against outsiders who attack or menace any of us. So maybe I'm Southern Baptist...:tongue:
Jews get treated the same whether they're religious or not (as other people see it as a race rather than religion) and therefore have an inclination to band together against common enemies whether the kin are religious or not (and thus they start acting more ethnic than religious). Therefore a Jew who became an atheist is still treated as a Jew by others and his Jewish relations still got his back in a hostile world which he can count on in an emergency. Therefore he is still part of the culture while not practicing or even believing in Judaism. Am I understanding this right?
'Course that's kinda funny to me because virtually all of my family is Southern Baptist (ranging from the devout to those who only attend weddings, funerals, and odd Christmas & open their Bible mostly to find someone's birthday written in the front than reading any verses) which I've rejected and even though Southern Baptists don't have it hard in Texas our extended family does circle the wagon against outsiders who attack or menace any of us. So maybe I'm Southern Baptist...:tongue: