On 29 Sep 2006 at 8:38, Jim Sharkey wrote: > However, since we are done having kids, I got a snipping. And > as such, I think there are Catholics out there who would say she's > not a "good" Catholic because of that fact alone.
Interesting. I mean... okay, yes, Jews are a people as well as a religion, and this does colour our stance strongly on this. But if you're a Jew, you're a Jew. You can be non-practicing, you can be anything on a vast scale of religious practices and remain a Jew. Certain practices, which are considered especially contrary to Jewish doctine, such as the Jews for Jesus or Karaites, are not welcome to enter a Synagogue while they espouse those views, but they remain Jews* and the day they renounce them, they can return. (*British Reform Judaism holds a view countrary to this and is one of the the two reasons for my dislike for the organisation) Also, I don't believe there's such a thing as a non-practicing Muslim by definition, either you practice or you're not.. AndrewC _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
