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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wow, you actually listed intermarriage as one of the sins of the century[/quote]
Why is this a shock to you?  Jews are all about self preservation.  I don't understand why so many Christians, Muslims, and others get their feelings hurt when they discover that Jews don't have any love for them.  Jews are all about Jews.  Advancing Jews, marrying Jews, upholding Jews, etc.  Christians and other outsiders don't coincide with Jews.  I don't care how nice or cordial a Jew is towards you.  You have to realize that its all about them and them alone.  Jews are taught for the time that they are born that it is them against the world.  Intermarriage is a threat to Jews and many will disown relatives or ostracize those who don't come into the fold.  Intermarriage goes against the tribal mentality and we can't have any of that.  Do all Jews think this way?  Of course not.  However, many do and their opposition to intermarriage is really about outsiders invading their tribe and stealing one of their own away.  Some Jews feel like everytime a Jewish person intermarries it negatively impacts preserving their culture.    
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Much of this is absurd and offensive. I am a part of a (very) minority culture religiously here in the middle of the Midwest. I find comfort in members of my congregation, the same way that people seek out anyone who has similar interests to them—especially when people with those interests might be hard to find.

But the majority of my friends have never been Jewish. I donate to non-Jewish and secular charities. AND I’m an intermarried person working hard to raise my child Jewish. In fact, many of my Jewish friends are doing the same. None of us look down on Christians, Muslims, Hindus, or any other members of our community. We just do our own thing and educate our children the best we can. Just like everyone else.

And while we might at some point, we don’t have a Christmas tree in our house. [/quote]

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