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Humanistic Jew here!
July 30, 2015 at 10:35 am
It'll be interesting to see if I'm the only one here.
My quick backstory: brought up nominally Christian, slid into Atheism, converted to Judaism, and now strongly identifies as a Jew who happens to be an atheist/humanist. It's been a journey, to say the least. I'll have to post about it in the subforum here shortly.
Glad to be here.
Humanistic Judaism 101: Humanistic Judaism embraces a human-centered philosophy that combines rational thinking with a celebration of Jewish culture and identity. Humanistic Jews value their Jewish identity and the aspects of Jewish culture that offer a genuine expression of their contemporary way of life. Humanistic Jewish communities celebrate Jewish holidays and life cycle events (such as weddings and bar and bat mitzvah) with inspirational ceremonies that draw upon but go beyond traditional literature.
"God is one of the many different poetic expressions of the highest value in humanism, not a reality in itself." -Erich Fromm
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RE: Humanistic Jew here!
July 30, 2015 at 10:38 am
(This post was last modified: July 30, 2015 at 10:54 am by Alex K.)
Welcome!
Converted to Judaism? That's something you don't see every day, I didn't even know it was possible without marriage. But going from atheism to secular Judaism, that's even stranger. I cannot fathom how that works unless you married into a secular Jewish family and adopted the culture for that reason. So do tell :-)
The fool hath said in his heart, There is a God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
Psalm 14, KJV revised edition
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RE: Humanistic Jew here!
July 30, 2015 at 10:49 am
Welcome
Nolite te bastardes carborundorum.
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RE: Humanistic Jew here!
July 30, 2015 at 10:50 am
Welcome. Man, that is one long strange trip. Enjoy your time here.
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RE: Humanistic Jew here!
July 30, 2015 at 10:52 am
Hello Prez!
I can't remember where this verse is from, I think it got removed from canon:
"I don't hang around with mostly men because I'm gay. It's because men are better than women. Better trained, better equipped...better. Just better! I'm not gay."
For context, this is the previous verse:
"Hi Jesus" -robvalue
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RE: Humanistic Jew here!
July 30, 2015 at 12:06 pm
He can have as much freakin' matzo ball soup as he wants now, without raising eyebrows!
Welcome
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