I'll keep this short.
Very few on these forums call themselves Catholic Atheists, Muslim Atheists, Christian Atheists. But I've now come across a couple folks who use another moniker. What is a Jewish Atheist? How can you truly be a Jewish Atheist? Sure, its an ethnic identity; its a persecuted minority; its family relationships. One might cling to all of that. But why the label? Why not just Atheist?
Very few on these forums call themselves Catholic Atheists, Muslim Atheists, Christian Atheists. But I've now come across a couple folks who use another moniker. What is a Jewish Atheist? How can you truly be a Jewish Atheist? Sure, its an ethnic identity; its a persecuted minority; its family relationships. One might cling to all of that. But why the label? Why not just Atheist?