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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]I’m a secular Jew, and haven’t belonged to a synagogue for 25 years. My husband is a non-practicing Christian. My kids are 14 and 16 and they haven’t really been raised in any religion; we do Christmas with DH’s family and High Holidays, Passover and Chanukah with mine. But that’s really it.[/quote]

This statement reinforces my opinion that most American Jews, at least the Leftist/Progressive ones, can be summarized thusly:  atheists strongly adhering to a religious family tradition. I would say this applies also  to non-practicing Catholics:  atheists with a religious family tradition but not as strongly loyal to that identity as a Jew.

By no means do I mean any offense by these statements, it is only an observation based upon my limited knowledge of Judaism.  For instance, I do not consider Hasidic Jews to be atheists but I could be wrong. [/quote]

Jew here you are 100% wrong. [/quote]

Secular:  denoting attitudes, activities, or other things that have no religious or spiritual basis.

A person who truly believes in Gd is not secular.  A non-practicing Jew or a non-practicing Catholic is indistinguishable from an atheist, many of whom celebrate religious holidays as well. 
Jesus called them out in Matthew 15:7
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These people honor Me with their lips,but their hearts are far from Me.
They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.
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Jesus' disciples said, “[i]Are You aware that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this?[/i]”

Jesus offended!  Just as people are offended today being told that their actions are sinful.   It was one of the reasons the Jews plotted to put Jesus to death because he told the truth, and this applies secular religionists:
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You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside, but on the inside are full of dead men’s bones and every kind of impurity. In the same way, on the outside you appear to be righteous, but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness. [/i]

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