08-23-2019, 12:14 AM
deckeda wrote:
Last I heard, it’s possible to “switch” religions if ya want. Each religion has their process for conversion and acceptance but as far as I’m aware it doesn’t involve a blood transfusion.
Very convenient for a guy like Root to be “Jewish” when it suits him and “Christian” at other times.
I think it plays off of the ambiguity of the term "Jewish". There's progeny that have commonly accepted significant genealogical roots in tribes in ancient Israel that are referred to as "Jewish". And then there is the religion of Judaism whose adherents are also referred to as "Jewish". Many people are Jewish under both meanings of the term, but there are also many people who have Jewish genealogy but are secular and many that are not genealogically Jewish but are accepted as adherents of Judaism and are in that sense Jewish.