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There is a lot of interesting posts here. I'm a bit in the same boat. My father is Jewish but my mother comes from a Catholic family. I grew up in a 95% Italian neighborhood where there were NO jews. I didn't really met my first jewish friend untill college. I've struggled with what I am all my life. I celebrate all holidays and I go to both church and temple. I can honestly say I don't think I am either when it comes to the beliefs behind the religions. But I would say I am both when it comes to family and traditions.
To be honest, I think religion is something that has hurt man kind more than it has helped. There are so many people that have died because of it. It causes seperation, hate, and war.
The biggest reason I like the Jewish family is because of the family. They put family ahead of everything and I like that. I have a huge warm hearted family that will always be there for me. My uncle who is Catholic, treated my brother and I as well as my mom differently because my father was a jew. We have no relationsip now and that is a shame, all because of a religion.
All in all .... I am a true believer in one thing. Do unto others as you'd have them do unto you. If you live your life like that, you can't go wrong. It does not interest me what happened 1000, 2000, or 3000 years ago. Stories get changed as time goes on, and I find it hard to believe that religious stories haven't been altered over time. Who knows what the truth really is. What is important is NOW and the FUTURE and making our world a good place to live in for our children and grandchildren. Stop spending time reflecting on history and arguing about it and spend that time making our planet a better place. If you do that, you will move on to bigger and better things.
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