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Are you saying someone else is appearing as you on this thread? It's pretty clear that the quote was meaning to be you. My main question is whether jewish people can still consider themselves chosen and not believe in god. Many come across to me as if they do believe their chosen even when they don't believe in god, but it's helpful to know a jew like yourself does not believe this.[/quote]

I am not the OP. I felt there were things here that called for a response even if OP was not around or did not know the answer. I also do not accept that any one Jew will speak for all the Jews.

I believe that there is a contradiction in saying Jews are "chosen" if there is no G-d.   What does that mean? Who can do the choosing?   OTOH I cannot control the logic other people use.

There are certainly secular Jews who are proud of their heritage. But that is not chosenness.

You also should note that a few Jews observe Jewish traditions, even though they do not believe in G-d.   That may also be confusing you.

If you are really interested (and not just trolling) you should read a book on the subject (( am sure we can all suggest a few) rather than try to get all your info from a message board.

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Between 50-60% of jews in the world do not believe in god, and I'm guessing the percentage is actually much higher. I think jews should have the same rights as any other citizen in the US, but I don't believe I have to approve of their exclusive behavior just because they make similar meals every once in awhile and have similar wedding celebrations. These do not seem like important enough activities to support entire countries being exclusive or even certain neighborhood community groups. I don't understand why we should have school days off for their religious holidays if they don't believe in god. I also think it is right to be offended when for example jewish children and their parents only invite jews to parties year after year using the excuse that the parents got to know their best friends at jewish preschool first and therefore have no room for anyone else. The OP said that jews aren't exclusive and are very integrated in society, but there are several posts that point out how jewish families work hard to segregate themselves from non-jews.

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