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> They are not considered to be the same race and yet both can be Jews. then it's not a race, it's a really obvious paradox
by throwawaynay 5y ago
> They are not considered to be the same race and yet both can be Jews.
then it's not a race, it's a really obvious paradox
- raxxorrax 5y agoIt isn't a paradox, it can be both a religion and a race. For those that consider themselves Jews the religious component is obviously more important. I am ethnically a Jew and yet I am a Christian (not religious, more a tradition and paper thing). I don't consider myself a Jew but some would. For racists that prosecuted Jews the ethnic component was far more important. Judaism also has an ethnic component as those that are descendants of Abraham are considered Jews. And yet, those that adopted Judaism are too.
- throwawaynay 5y ago
- raxxorrax 5y agoYou really want to misunderstand, do you? I am not considering myself a Jew. But others would, most importantly those with prejudice against Jews.
- quantified 5y agoCome on. Christian is not ethnicity. It’s entirely self-identity. If Jesus existed, his followers were Sephardic Jewish Christians too.
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