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View Poll Results: Are the Jews a nation of blood,of faith or of a culture...
A nation of blood 6 17.14%
A nation of faith 5 14.29%
A nation of a culture 0 0%
A nation of blood & faith 8 22.86%
A nation of faith & culture... 16 45.71%
Voters: 35. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 02-02-2010, 07:49 AM
 
Location: Brooklyn
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Hey, man, what's the score? No way; it's still the same. Greed for Palestine, let alone Israel, eh?
Harry, there wasn't any need to understand this comment. It has nothing to do with the thread you started. It's what's known as "trolling." People see the word "Jew" in the title of a thread, and they feel obligated to see how offensive they can be. (All you'd get from them is stone cold silence if they couldn't hide behind a computer screen!)
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Old 02-02-2010, 08:48 AM
 
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Got it...
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Old 02-03-2010, 07:01 PM
 
Location: The Ranch in Olam Haba
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Why is Israel any of my concern, beyond the fact that they are getting money stolen from me that don't want them to have.
Why?? Israel is the only country where a minimum of 75% the US gives them comes back to the US. Thats 2.25 Billion dollars being fed back into the American economy yearly.
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Old 02-04-2010, 02:43 PM
 
Location: Brooklyn
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See, when this sort of thing becomes the main focus of the thread, it's time to ask the moderators to shut it down.
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Old 02-04-2010, 03:19 PM
 
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Well,it is not a popular thread anyway,so...
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Old 02-04-2010, 04:32 PM
 
Location: NC, USA
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Are the Jews a nation ,a religion or a culture ...?


Well, let me think.....Sammy Davis Jr. was a Jew. I've known Chinese Jews, a Canadian Jew, a Mexican Jew, and Argentine Jew, Blonde Jews, Redheaded Jews, Bald Jews, Tall and short Jews.......I think it has more to do with a belief structure more than anything. They are human beings who accept Judaism as a religion. I have never met a Jew who was not a human being. As a basic rule of thumb, at least in this section of the world, they do seem to be better educated than most baptists.
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Old 02-04-2010, 05:23 PM
 
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Apart from the demeaning attitude against Baptists,u made your point...

U accept the concept that a person can be a Jew without having Jewish blood,which for me - if I were a Jew - would be unacceptable,bordering treason...
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Old 02-04-2010, 11:57 PM
 
Location: Metromess
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I think the OP is confusing Jews with the state of Israel. Some Jews are Jewish in ancestry only, some like the culture but don't believe in the religion, and some go for the whole thing. Anf these can be mixed & matched in varying degree.

A person can convert to Judaism without having 'Jewish blood'.
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Old 02-05-2010, 12:01 AM
 
Location: southern california
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its all three. and unless you hit all three strong, you will always be riding in 2nd class in the synagogue.
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Old 02-05-2010, 07:37 AM
 
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Apart from the demeaning attitude against Baptists,u made your point...

U accept the concept that a person can be a Jew without having Jewish blood,which for me - if I were a Jew - would be unacceptable,bordering treason...
Are you kidding? I am a Jew by choice and I love my religion.... It is not treason..... People throughout history have converted to Judaism and Judaism has welcomed them. Ruth the moabite is an example in the bible of a conversion. She stayed with Naomi her mother in law after her husband died and became a part of the Jewish people.

Judaism is a religion and there are many many people who have come to Judaism and it is not treason. People are part of a community that is connected by religion, and a shared history. We are not connected by blood. I find your post very insulting and you are not Jewish so I think yoiu need to read up on Judaism so you can understand.
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