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Don't they drink wine in church, VeganChristian2?

EquALLity wrote:Don't they drink wine in church, VeganChristian2?

By drugs, I meant illegal drugs such as Marijuana, not legal ones like Alcohol, sorry the confusion, and please ask "Vegan" Atheist and his Jewish friends to stop banning me please, thank you.

Yours gracefully,

The Vegan Christian

By drugs, I meant illegal drugs such as Marijuana, not legal ones like Alcohol

Do you think that whether or not a drug is legal determines if it is ok or not?

and please ask "Vegan" Atheist and his Jewish friends to stop banning me please

You can't be an atheist and Jewish; Jewish people believe in God.

EquALLity wrote:You can't be an atheist and Jewish; Jewish people believe in God.

Actually you can. 'Jewish' can either refer to followers of Judaism and to an ethnic/ethnoreligious group (wiki). You don't have to be a believer to be a Jew, you just need Jewish parents. Einstein was one of them, Jerry Coyne and Brian Greene are modern examples of atheist Jews.

veganchristian4 wrote: "Vegan" Atheist and his Jewish friends to stop banning me please, thank you.

No. Continue to make more accounts and continue to have your IPs and accounts banned. Remember this only takes a second for us to do

Actually you can. 'Jewish' can either refer to followers of Judaism and to an ethnic/ethnoreligious group (wiki). You don't have to be a believer to be a Jew, you just need Jewish parents. Einstein was one of them, Jerry Coyne and Brian Greene are modern examples of atheist Jews.

You learn something new everyday!

But veganchristian/2/3/4, how do you explain me being an American atheist?

I'm going to stop feeding the troll after this reply. Attention it what he wants, so if I want him to leave I should stop, eh?
Last response to him.

Volenta wrote:Actually you can. 'Jewish' can either refer to followers of Judaism and to an ethnic/ethnoreligious group (wiki). You don't have to be a believer to be a Jew, you just need Jewish parents. Einstein was one of them, Jerry Coyne and Brian Greene are modern examples of atheist Jews.

I guess I would consider myself an Atheist Jew. Or, do both of my parents have to be Jewish? What's the exact "rule" on the parents? I'm sounding stupid, but does this rule only apply to Jews and Judaism, or does it apply to any other religion?

dinnermeal wrote:I guess I would consider myself an Atheist Jew. Or, do both of my parents have to be Jewish? What's the exact "rule" on the parents?

If only one of your parents is Jewish, you're half Jewish. (common sense ) Jews can make a pretty big deal about this, because they have a long history of only mating with other Jews. This way they created their own gene pool, which they try to keep 100% pure. Youngsters might have trouble with deciding whether to have only intimate relationships with other Jews in this modern progressive world (ask your parent about it, maybe he/she experienced this pressure as well).

dinnermeal wrote:I'm sounding stupid

There is nothing wrong with asking questions. Please do. It's the best way to learn new things.

dinnermeal wrote:but does this rule only apply to Jews and Judaism, or does it apply to any other religion?

There are other religions that have a similar historic background that are maintained, but it's not the case with the other major religions (like Christianity or Islam). See also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethnoreligious_group

This thread is such a fine example of how the conversation can totally abandon the topic brought up by the OP. Anyways, although illegal drugs (and perhaps alcohol, as well) are destructive to the vast majority of users, I do believe that there is a minority of people who have got more positive than negative out of drug use.