From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!floyd!cmcl2!philabs!sdcsvax!sdccsu3!iy47ab Newsgroups: net.misc Title: Re: Religous Matters Article-I.D.: sdccsu3.238 Posted: Fri Jan 21 09:03:09 1983 Received: Thu Jan 27 21:12:58 1983 References: ucbvax.629 rocheste.443 This much I will say; being Jewish, I am obviously biased. But still; All religions are composed of at least two parts: (1) belief in an overbeing and (2) an ethical/moral system. Judaism focuses itself upon the second of the two parts. You do not have to believe in God to have a place in modern Judaism. However, the emphasis IS on living your life in a certain way, supposedly designed to make you a better person and to allow you and others to live a better life. Judaism holds no concept of the afterlife; you are supposed to not dwell upon the idea, so that you are forced to make every day count. Christianity, with its focus on the first part, is based primarily on faith. I know not much else...any comments?? Lady Arwen of U.C.S.D.