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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m Jewish and I have many Christian friends. As long as they are not trying to convert me we have no problem maintaining friendships. [/quote]

I am Jewish and most of my close friends are also Jewish. I grew up in a small community and most of my childhood friends are atheists now. But in graduate school and as a parent of a young kid, most of my close friends are other Jewish women. I have cultivated some friendships with African-American women who are not Jewish who are former colleagues and I invest in those relationships because 1) I like them; and 2) I live in DC and want to have diverse friends group. They are all religious Christians, but politically liberal. We don't talk a lot about religion - and I try to have grace (and they do the same) when something comes up (e.g., don't you feel bad that your kid isn't celebrating Christmas - nope or asking them about whether there is an expectation that Black women submit to their husbands - and them explaining it's a stereotype and pointing out that there are lots of married female ministers). But there is a comfort level with other Jewish women that I don't find as often with non-Jewish friends. [/quote]

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