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.