And if not, why are Jews legally recognised as a race in this country (UK) ?
2007-08-18 13:45:37 · 15 answers · asked by Frog Five 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
For the benefit of Robert S:
Jewish really is a legally recognised race in this country.
see the summary of this race relations case record:
http://www.cre.gov.uk/legal/direct/case_009seide.html
2007-08-18 16:40:30 · update #1
This question has turned out to have a lot more to it that I appreciated when I originally asked it.
However, I haven't changed my mind. I'm not persuaded that Jewish is a race. I found this: http://www.reference.com/browse/wiki/Who_is_a_Jew%3F
and read it. My conclusion is that Jewishness is entirely a religious trait and has nothing whatsoever to do with biology or genealogy.
There is no Jewish race and there never was.
2007-08-20 15:26:00 · update #2
Jewish is not a race, it's a religion.
2007-08-18 13:48:42 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
Genetics... my grandfather was a Jew but he did not practice the Jewish religion. Just like Romany aka Gypsies is considered an ethnicity.
Dont you think when Hitlers goons came knocking if being a Jew was a matter of religion the people could of hide that fact?
2007-08-18 20:49:18 · answer #2 · answered by Indiana Raven 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hi!
There are races of man and religions of man, these are two different things!
You can change your religion but you 'cannot' change your race!
Your 'race' is genetically made, you cannot change that!
So, in America, you can be christian, muslim etc by religion, but although you are classed as American, you are only classed as American by nationality, your 'race' is still the same, European, African, Indian etc etc
So, in Britain Jews or any other race, that lives here, can be British, by nationality, but are still of their 'original' race!
You can change 'what' you believe in, but not 'where' your genetic 'kind' came from!!
Its good, to think of only 'one' race .....
The 'human' race!!
2007-08-18 21:27:17 · answer #3 · answered by Paul222@England 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's 2 types of religion - "Ethnic" (Jews, Hindus, Tribal stuff) and "Universal" (Christian, some Islam, Buddhism, Taoism and others). Universal religions don't ask what race you come from they accept converts from anywhere. Ethnic religions make a big thing about race - ie their own.
2007-08-20 19:52:43 · answer #4 · answered by Aryacitta 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hey death I thought you lot were descended from one brother and the Arabs from another one. Same family. Oh I get it the whole middle east conflict a family squabble. That makes it so much better.
2007-08-18 20:52:03 · answer #5 · answered by john m 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. You can choose to follow the jewish faith, but you can not become an actual blood Jew, that is ridiculous.
2007-08-18 20:50:34 · answer #6 · answered by hooahwife 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
ther is a Jewish, ethnic heritage, and a Jewish religion--they are two different thing, you don't have to be Jewish ethnically to practice the religion
2007-08-18 20:49:41 · answer #7 · answered by Matthew Star 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Because we're a Semetic people which is a race.
2007-08-18 20:49:19 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
How can a religious group be considered a race?
2007-08-18 20:50:44 · answer #9 · answered by Mad Bull Mick. 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
"Jew" can be used to mean someone who follows the Judaic religion *OR* someone who is a descendant of Judah.
2007-08-19 00:14:46 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋