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1. that guy you hate

   Are Jews a race or ethnicity?

   Wednesday, 22-Oct-14 22:07:26 UTC from web
   1. Cerulean Spark

      @matthew Both. A race is "each of the major divisions of humankind, having distinct physical characteristics." and an ethnicity is "the fact or state of belonging to a social group that has a common national or cultural tradition."

      Wednesday, 22-Oct-14 22:13:35 UTC from web
      1. that guy you hate

         @ceruleanspark But isn't Judaism a religion? So if a Jew became an Atheist would they still be Jewish? Have I created a paradox by saying this?

         Wednesday, 22-Oct-14 22:15:34 UTC from web
         1. RDN's Lucifer

            @matthew A converted jew belongs to the religious group but not to the race or ethnicity.

            Wednesday, 22-Oct-14 22:17:00 UTC from web
            1. that guy you hate

               @righteousnarwhal Can a Jew unconvert or is it like a Catholic marriage?

               Wednesday, 22-Oct-14 22:19:19 UTC from web
               1. RDN's Lucifer

                  @matthew You can leave a religion if you want, regardless of what church oficials say.

                  Wednesday, 22-Oct-14 22:20:33 UTC from web
                  1. that guy you hate

                     @righteousnarwhal Religion is a hard thing to understand

                     Wednesday, 22-Oct-14 22:21:30 UTC from web
                     1. RDN's Lucifer

                        @matthew Somewhat. It just requires, like any topic, a bit of study.

                        Wednesday, 22-Oct-14 22:22:43 UTC from web