From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!esquire!cmcl2!philabs!sdcsvax!sdccsu3!iy47ab Newsgroups: net.misc Title: Re: Religous Matters Article-I.D.: sdccsu3.262 Posted: Fri Jan 28 09:24:45 1983 Received: Mon Jan 31 08:32:40 1983 References: tekid.774 re: the comment that was made that to be Jewish, one must believe in God. I am Jewish. I also happen to be a deist. But my religious education (extensive) has always taught that one does not have to believe in God to be a Jew. Of course, this is a modernistic viewpoint and it is definitely a conservative, not an orthodox viewpoint. Outsiders should realize that Judaism is not clearly defined. Even when the rabbis make a legal decision on some aspect of Jewish law, if it is NOT unanimous, BOTH sides are accepted as religiously legal and binding; they are differentiated only by one being the 'majority' decision and one the 'minority'. You pick the one you agree with... Lady Arwen of U.C. San Diego