I want to be a Jew

Now repeat after me; If you don’t like the club rules, tough turkey, the club rules say you are in the club.

How did we get to already being a Jew? Makes sense to me to be an athiest at birth. No one has taught you to believe in jack crap.

Boy I must be really stupid and unable to contribute to discussion.

Amazing.

The same damn thing keeps popping out of Sweet Willy’s keyboard, despite all the responses.

If this was a Turing test, Willy wouldn’t pass.

'Fess up, Willy. You’re really an experimental first-draft of an AI program written by a student at UNC, aren’t ya?

Please read CKDextHavn’s answer to Can you be an atheist and still be Jewish? and let us know what you think of it.

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In this case, congrats, you finally got one right. Don’t like it? Don’t join.

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So be an atheist. No one is stopping you. Have a good life.

Zev Steinhardt

Well sure. Why not just say “his mother was Jewish”? We don’t do that. We say he is Jewish. Is the son of a chicken sexer also a chicken sexer? That doesn’t seem like a fair characterization.

Zev Steinhardt, If my mom is Jewish I don’t have the friggin choice whether I like the rules or not. That is the point. :wally

Ya know, I really wanted to go to UNC but affirmative action doesn’t lend me a hand due to my ancestry.

You know, I had this feeling that Sweet Willy never read my three posts on page one. He has now confirmed it himself.

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*Originally posted by Sweet Willy *
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Zev Steinhardt, If my mom is Jewish I don’t have the friggin choice whether I like the rules or not. That is the point.

But your mom wasn’t, right? So what do you care?

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I have refrained from calling you names and issuing ad-hominem attacks at you. I would ask that you accord me the same courtesy.

Zev Steinhardt

SexyWriter

[Moderator Hat ON]

SexyWriter, this is not the Pit. You may not directly insult other posters while you are in this forum.

[Moderator Hat OFF]

Don’t worry, Keeve, you’re not the only one. I’m still waiting for him to tell me how Jewish tradition affects gentiles…

Zev Steinhardt

I am racist. I, speaking on behalf of the entire Jewish population from here to Jupitor, proclaim that we are all racist. Every. Single. One. Of. Us.

Since you clearly won’t accept the other side of the argument, maybe this will make you happy and send you back to your normal, offline, conspriacy loving life.

Oh, so you do understand!

Did you also have a question?

That’s funny. I thought this thread was about your wanting to be a Jew.

If you want to start a thread for all those poor people who are forced by those horrible Jews to forever remain Jewish, then do so, but don’t change the focus of your argument.

Zev Steinhardt

Take it up with the SDMB Zev Steinhardt , while insults are not allowed, it does appear that the board endorses the use of :wally .

Yeah, and I am waiting for you to tell me if you care.

I care. Would you tell me?

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They may allow the use of the “wally” smilie. However, I asked you, personally, not to issue insults, as I have accorded you that same courtesy. However, if you cannot provide that simple courtesy and must resort to name calling…

I don’t care. I know what Jewish tradition says about Gentiles. You’re the one who made the claim that Jewish tradition somehow affects gentiles. All I asked was that you back up your claim.

Zev Steinhardt

You prove yet again you know nothing about Judaism. A particular belief is not required except for those wishing to join the club, so to speak. A person born Jewish is not required to proclaim to all and sundry that that person believes this or believes that. He’s expected to obey the Law; however, if he doesn’t obey the Law, he’s merely a non-observant Jew.

Sweet Willy, Zev DID answer your question!!!

There now. That didn’t hurt too bad did it? Now see what you can do to stop being a racist. Other people will think poorly of you for it.

The focus of my argument is the same. I want to know how I can be Jewish without accepting the faith. Who says Jews are horrible besides you? They practice racism. That leads the excluded groups to do horrible things.

Tell you what?

Tell me how Jewish law affects Gentiles.