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From: fsks@unc.UUCP (Frank Silbermann)
Newsgroups: net.religion.jewish
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Ethiopian Jews, Racist Ultra-Orthodox, and "Who is a Rabbi?"
Message-ID: <87@unc.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 16-Feb-85 18:22:21 EST
Article-I.D.: unc.87
Posted: Sat Feb 16 18:22:21 1985
Date-Received: Mon, 18-Feb-85 06:15:54 EST
References: <861@eisx.UUCP> <524@fisher.UUCP> <aecom.1154>
Reply-To: fsks@unc.UUCP (Frank Silbermann)
Organization: CS Dept., U. of N. Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Summary: 

In article <aecom.1154> teitz@aecom.UUCP (Eliyahu Teitz) writes:
>
>   Just as a side point.  Why would a person want to convert to Reform 
> Judaism?  How is it any different that non-Judaism?  In the reform brand
> there is very little observance of anything except maybe going to temple,
> and if so why not remain non-Jewish and go to church?
>
>				Eliyahu Teitz.
>

In comparison with Jewish beliefs, Christian theology, what with
Original Sin, the "fulfillment of Jewish law though dei-sacrifice",
Virgin Birth, the Trinity, etc. strikes a few gentiles as being more
than a little kludgy.  Some gentiles find that the Jewish belief puts
less strain on the imagination.

And some of them just feel more comfortable amoung us assimilated
Vus-Vus scum then among their own people.   :-)

		Frank Silbermann
		University of North Carolina