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minus-squarestatue_smudge@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoWouldn’t that be an ethnicity then, and not a religious identity?
minus-squarestatue_smudge@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoI understand that, but if someone says they are “Jewish by birth and nonbeliever by belief,” I would think they would be in the ethnic group but not the religion, as opposed to someone who does also practice the religion.
minus-squareminorsecond@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoThe confusing part is, being part of the religion doesn’t necessarily mean you believe in God. Especially in the liberal denominations.
Wouldn’t that be an ethnicity then, and not a religious identity?
It’s both.
I understand that, but if someone says they are “Jewish by birth and nonbeliever by belief,” I would think they would be in the ethnic group but not the religion, as opposed to someone who does also practice the religion.
The confusing part is, being part of the religion doesn’t necessarily mean you believe in God. Especially in the liberal denominations.