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[quote]I consider Italians to be Italians. Not Catholics.[/quote]

And not all Jews are followers of the Jewish faith.  The word "Jew" is a translation of Yahoodi, Judean.   The distinction of ethnicity and religion is foreign to the bible, and to historic Jewish culture.

[quote] Italians think themselves special only because of their food probably. As far as I know they don't think they're better than any other religion or culture or particularly special.[/quote]

And again, most secular Jews do not consider Jews special or chosen. Only religious Jews do. Because it is in the bible.

[quote]Most Italians in this country do not send their children to specific Italian schools and only talk amongst themselves.[/quote]

Most Jews don't sent their children to Jewish schools, and almost no secular Jews do so.  Most Jews talk to all kinds of people.

[quote]Sure, they may have some other Italian friends and talk about some cultural similarities, but they don't segregate from the rest of the world the way the Jews do. 
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Despite a history of being confined to ghettos (that is where the word comes from BTW) most Jews, certainly most secular Jews, live pretty integrated lives.

[quote]The only schools are catholic schools that catholics send their children to. [/quote]

[quote]People who live in Italy can become citizens even if they weren't Italian to begin with. This is not the case in Israel. 
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That is incorrect. Non-Jewish immigrants to Israel can become citizens. They just do not get the automatic right to citizenship that Jews get under the Law of Return.

[quote]In the bible I read Jews in the old testament are the people who believed in Yahweh.[/quote]

Please quote where Jews are defined that why in the bible. Chapter and verse.

[quote] Especially in genesis and exodus. Where in the jewish books does it talk about non-jews still being jewish and "chosen"?[/quote]

There is of course nothing about non-Jews being Jewish.   There is plenty about Jews sinning by following other gods. They are never called non-Jews on that account.  They are still part of the people.

The chosen status refers to the people, not to individuals. It is very clear from the books like Ezekial, Isaiah, etc, that G-d welcomes the repentence of HIS people, who have sinned.  They never ceased to be HIS people.   
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I will try to address some of your other questions, but this was your response to whether you felt being chosen. Why do you feel chosen if you don't believe in G_d? "[b]To be honest, I do[/b]. I didn't have that clarity growing up when I was in Saturday or Sunday school and in Hebrew school. As I've matured, I view religion a bit differently. I don't walk around entitled." [/quote]

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