The simple support of my statement is that you hear all the time about people who consider themselves "secular Jews" but you never hear about "Secular catholics" or "Secular Buddhists"
or at least *I* never hear about these.
and yeah, I know a lot about "agnostic catholics" Because once you're agnostic, you're no longer a Catholic. It's like saying atheist Presbyterian. Once you're an atheist, you're no longer a Christian. However, I know many Atheist Jews, who consider themselves exactly that.
Perhaps agnostic isn't as good an example as atheist. There are many atheist Jews. There are no atheist Christians.
Being Jewish is more like being Greek. Sure, you're brought up Greek Orthodox, and everyone pretty much assumes you're greek orthodox, but if you are an atheist, or agnostic, you are still Greek.
The one difference is that once you join another organized religion, you are no longer Jewish. You can be a Greek who converted to Catholicism, and still be Greek. You can't remain Jewish. (Jews for Jesus aren't) but that's really the only way that they differ as far as I can see.
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or at least *I* never hear about these.
and yeah, I know a lot about "agnostic catholics" Because once you're agnostic, you're no longer a Catholic. It's like saying atheist Presbyterian. Once you're an atheist, you're no longer a Christian. However, I know many Atheist Jews, who consider themselves exactly that.
Perhaps agnostic isn't as good an example as atheist. There are many atheist Jews. There are no atheist Christians.
Being Jewish is more like being Greek. Sure, you're brought up Greek Orthodox, and everyone pretty much assumes you're greek orthodox, but if you are an atheist, or agnostic, you are still Greek.
The one difference is that once you join another organized religion, you are no longer Jewish. You can be a Greek who converted to Catholicism, and still be Greek. You can't remain Jewish. (Jews for Jesus aren't) but that's really the only way that they differ as far as I can see.