From: Lizard <lizard@mrlizard.com>:
So, allying yourself with people who would gladly force *your* childen to
At 02:23 PM 11/5/97 +0000, Jodi Hoffman wrote: pray to *their* God doesn't bother you in the least. Fascinating.
=========== Interesting that you should mention this. I, like many other Jews, have finally noticed something about Christians.... Seems they're actually _more_ Jewish than Jews. At least they (Christians) try to follow the Ten Commandments, which is a hell of a lot more than I can say for most every Jew I've ever known. Most Jews, other than Orthodox, self-identify as atheists and don't even know how to conduct a Passover service! Unless you're Orthodox, being Jewish is a joke. IMHO, claiming to be a Reform or Conservative Jew is the same as being "kind of" pregnant.
(bracing for fresh onslaught of anti-Semetic spears to be chucked)
The spears I would chuck would be anti-ignorance, not anti-Sem*i*tic (spelling counts). But I won't chuck them, because I have suddenly seen the light that the religion I have practiced for almost half a century is a joke. And I've also just been enlightened that all of the members of my shul are jokes too. Damn, I've just come to realize that even my Rabbi is a joke. (Well, you may have a point there -- he is pretty funny.) I'd like to go ask my grandparents about this, but, alas, I can't. See, 3/4 of them never quite made it out of the camps alive. So in their absense, I am ever so grateful that you have chosen to explain my life to me. I do have a question, though -- actually, two. First, are you Orthodox? I would not dream of presuming about you, even though you seem to know all about me. Second, do you believe that there is only one true flavor of Christianity, or are you more tolerant of your Christian friends? If there is only one true Christianity, btw, please be so kind as let the world know what it is. -Jim, the kind of pregnant conservative Jew, who knows full well how to lead a Seder.