# People Who Didn't Adhere To The Belief System That Bears Their Name

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [October 20, 2017, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-didnt-adhere-to-the-belief-system-that-bears-their-name/799378 "2017-10-20T18:29:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2017, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-didnt-adhere-to-the-belief-system-that-bears-their-name/799378/21 "2017-10-21T18:59:37Z")

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Truman was a liar.

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**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2017, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-didnt-adhere-to-the-belief-system-that-bears-their-name/799378/22 "2017-10-22T18:15:48Z")

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The Biblical Judah was, at least in some ways did not keep all the laws of what we now refer to as Judaism. Notably, the twins his daughter-in-law bore of him were not considered illegitimate, as would be the offspring of such pairings after the Torah was given to the Israelites.

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