Humanism

[5thHorseman]

Would like people's opinions on types of humanism

Particularly:

Humanist Jews
Humanist Christians
Humanist Muslims

Etc.

[thesummerqueen]

What sorts of opinions, my sweet?

[frankiej]

Humanism is what made me go insane...

[5thHorseman]

Ok.

Why would you be a h-Jew/Christian etc.

Particularly you summer.

Advantages/ disadvantages

Why follow that particular religion etc.

[thesummerqueen]

Because the way it was explained to me was that it was Judaism - an appreciation for our culture and history - that rejected the supernatural elements.

[frankiej]

why someone would follow such a thing? Fuck knows.

It doesn't make sense to me.

I wasn't even aware that it existed, but I had to look up humanist christian... Crazy assholes.

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Because the way it was explained to me was that it was Judaism - an appreciation for our culture and history - that rejected the supernatural elements.

So, not Judaism then?

[The Grand Nudger]

One can admire the stories as a part of our collective human experience, full of cultural heritage (real, wished for, or fabricated whole cloth), without swallowing the kool-aid.

[thesummerqueen]

I was raised a Jew - the culture inevitably influences the way I think in a knee-jerk way. There are concepts from other religions and cultures that I find hard to wrap my head around because of this.

But in good conscience I couldn't call myself a plain Jew because I finally gave into the fact that I didn't believe in an old man in the sky watching everything we did. I don't remember who introduced me to the humanistic side of Judaism - it was something in passing, but humanism aligns nicely with my values and "beliefs," as it were.

http://www.shj.org/

I come from a group of people who've been shit on (and oftentimes chose to be shit on) for a damn long time, who drive themselves insane with the number of rules they try to follow and then sneakily try to get around in these modern days, whose sense of humor is unparalleled thanks to a deep and abiding love of the irony in the world. Despite what you hear about the fucknuts Chasidim, who are struggling against what they know is a fast-slipping tide into secularism, the emphasis Jewish parents place on their children about learning is something I'm grateful for. They're a group of survivors - sadness is always around the corner, but kvetching helps chase away at least some of the darkness.

hrugs:

Besides, our fearless leader never lets me forget that he wants to put me in his oven and turn me into cookies.

[5thHorseman]

thank you for your input summerqueen.

[thesummerqueen]

I had no idea there were humanistic Christians though - most Christians don't have rituals and things to hold onto, do they?