# why do jews get a pass when it comes to racism? **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [April 6, 2011, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-jews-get-a-pass-when-it-comes-to-racism/577370 "2011-04-06T06:35:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 335
**Author:** ![Farmer\_Jane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Farmer\_Jane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Farmer_Jane)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2011, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-jews-get-a-pass-when-it-comes-to-racism/577370/335 "2011-04-17T18:09:31Z")
> [@Polerius](#): > > What if some atheist said: > The difference is that we want to be Catholic. We want to participate in being Catholic. I don’t want to be Muslim, Buddhist, Jewish. Those religions hold no appeal. I believe in no God, but I practice Catholicism. If I wanted to believe in those other Gods, or practice those other religions I would. So it’s a non-issue. > > I’m pretty sure plenty of atheist former Catholics like to participate in Catholic social/cultural events & ceremonies. I’m not sure if they are religiously Catholic though. Do you know what we call a Jew who believes in Jesus? A Christian. Do you know what we call a Jew who practices Budhhism? A Jewish Buddhist, or JewBu. Do you know what we call a Jew who believes in God? A Jew. Do you know what we call a Jew who doesn’t believe in any god? A Jew. Do you know what we call a person who just respects Judaism and likes matzoh ball soup but has not converted nor has been born of Jewish parents? A Gentile. What kind of sanctimonious a-hole presumes to tell thirteen million people that they are _wrong_ about their concepts of religion, culture, ethnicity, or nationhood? --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-jews-get-a-pass-when-it-comes-to-racism/577370)._