Is it possible to be an Atheist Jew?
Just curious.
(bekowsquap Was raptured on, Wed 27 Jun 2012, 11:27, 1 reply)

Indeed it is
as Jewishness is a race and a culture, as well as a religion - like the difference between being a Muslim and an Arab, except that they have two separate words for the two concepts and Jews have just the one. Also because Orthodox Jews have all this stuff about being the "chosen people", if you're born Jewish, you always count as a Jew, even if you're about as frum as a bacon sandwich. Weird but true.
(grandmasterfluffles Come to my Armageddon party on, Wed 27 Jun 2012, 13:23, closed)

And conversely of course
if you want to convert to Judaism, it's really quite hard. No "I'm a believer - dunk me in some water" and presto: christian.

You have to take exams and all sorts, and even then, the rest of the congregation will probably look askance at you for ever.

It's quite an exclusive club, very hard to join, impossible to leave. And if you make a list of all the benefits, having your foreskin removed is top of list. It's a very short list.
(Che Grimsdale Best before:, Wed 27 Jun 2012, 13:35, closed)

I must admit I do like a bit of genital mutilation of infants.
It really sets me up for the day.
(bekowsquap Was raptured on, Wed 27 Jun 2012, 16:26, closed)

I'd quite like to lop my boys' foreskins off,
but the NHS doesn't think it's worthwhile. I don't see how the ability to collect knob cheese is of any benefit to anyone.
( monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Wed 27 Jun 2012, 16:56, closed)

If you wash regularly
you don't tend to accumulate knob cheese. And we're designed to have foreskins. Why lop it off?
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Wed 27 Jun 2012, 18:20, closed)

It's what God wants
end of.
(Che Grimsdale Best before:, Thu 28 Jun 2012, 10:52, closed)