Judiasm
Some of the greatest persons ever to live were Jews. Several of the greatest scientists, writers, human rights activists, musicians and comedians were or are Jews: Baruch Spinoza, Sigmund Freud, Albert Einstein, Charlie Chaplin, Yehudi Menuhin, Woody Allen come to mind. Some of their efforts, films, art or discoveries may be a matter of personal taste, but humanity owes a lot to many Jews, famous ones and less well-known ones. While it can be said that almost none of these were faithful religious Jews, there are certain positive qualities shared by almost all Jews, among others the fact that Jews living as a group in countries such as Italy or the United States never became involved as a group in organized crime in the way the Irish, the Catholic Italians, or the Chinese have. Judaism as a culture is much more than just a religion, which makes it different from most other beliefs, the Jewish cu
lture does certainly have a lot of positive qualities. However, there also are certain things that likewise belong to the definition of Jewish identity and tradition, which can neither be ignored nor described in such a positive view. These things should be of concern especially for the many Jews whose presence at the synagogue is more or less to keep their families happy. Most Jews will readily accept that the idol of Christianity, Jesus Christ, was neither the Messiah, nor divine, nor a perfect model for moral actions. This is simply because - fortunately for themselves, as well as for other persons - Jews are not in the habit of reading the Christian "New Testament" Scriptures. They have not been told by their parents to cherish or worship Jesus Christ when they were children, and thus they are not used to believing in the virgin birth or other absurdities. To most Jews the basic belief of J
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