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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The Jewish people exist outside religious texts. We are an ethnoreligious group, meaning we have genetic ties to one another.

This is particularly true with Ashkenazi Jews, but is to a lesser extent true with Sephardic Jews as well.

Of course you can convert to Judaism and be part of the religion, but one is considered Jewish ethnically if one has Jewish ancestors, even if one is not at all religious. [/quote]
Silly[/quote]

What is silly about this? [/quote]
Ancestor worship[/quote]

I would call it ethnic, racial, nationalistic or class exclusivity.  Lots of groups do it. [/quote]
No, this time it is a deity[/quote]

Certainly a conversion to Judaism won't change your DNA, but hang with us, and pick up the culture and there's nothing more to say about your 'membership in the tribe' so to speak. Certainly there are groups of Jews that disagree with this stance (and racists among us, too), but the mainstream accepts conversions and that's the discussion.

Also, Judaism isn't as similar to Christianity as what we see written above.  You can very much be a Jew without going to shul - like my kid, for example is not observant at all right now, but his world view remains Jewish.  We're just not that concerned with faith.[/quote]

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