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    Default Re: Converting Religions - Is there a RIGHT reason?

    ah, yeah with progressive judaism you shouldn't have any problem

    I also totally understand the release you're talking about.

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    Yay, you get it!

    Like I really respect the Hasidic Jews, but I totally couldn't do it. But man, they always seem like such great wonderful people, I kinda wish I could! So Progressive Judaism seems the right path for me.

    EEEE... I think I'm gonna do it now. Now that not one but two Jewish people on this site said it shouldn't be a problem at all... I think I'm gonna. I e-mailed a Rabbi today! ^-^


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    Just one warning about jewish guys...i swear they are such big mommas boys, lol. be warned

    i think it's awesome when someone finds something that seems to fit with them so well :-D

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    I'd rather have a guy love and care about the woman who raised him than call her names behind her back. At least they appreciate the hard work it took to be with them! Hahaha.

    Oh dear... I wonder if I'll meet someone at Shabbat next week (gonna go gonna go).



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    I would guess to say the right reason to convert is truth. I never saw Religion as something you join like a country club because you like its benefits. You choose a religion because you believe it to be truth. No?

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    Quote Originally Posted by nicole84 View Post
    Just one warning about jewish guys...i swear they are such big mommas boys, lol. be warned
    Aint THAT the truth! My first 2 boyfriends were Jewish and they had the steryotypical Jewish moms...wanted their sons to be Dr's...babied the boys(but not so much the girls...though my one bf's sister was the poster child for JAP)...hated me..the shiksa girlfriend..the whole 9 yards.

    Congrats to you Lysondra for finding something that brings you peace.

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    ^ Yeah, that IS the other side of the coin. I agree with you. That's where my internal struggle is. You can't really just 'practice Judaism' though, you kinda need to convert to have the structure. So me not believing in God and converting DOES seem weird.

    I do like a religion because of everything it gives me and how it makes me feel.. even if I don't believe in the religion part of it.

    Aaaand back to my nervousness. Hahaha.


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    Quote Originally Posted by cameron_keys View Post
    Aint THAT the truth! My first 2 boyfriends were Jewish and they had the steryotypical Jewish moms...wanted their sons to be Dr's...babied the boys(but not so much the girls...though my one bf's sister was the poster child for JAP)...hated me..the shiksa girlfriend..the whole 9 yards.

    Congrats to you Lysondra for finding something that brings you peace.
    Well if you're a good Jewish girl they like you!

    Now I'm picturing some mother trying to hook me up with her single 40 year old lawyer son ALA Nanny/Sex in the City episodes. Hahahahaha.


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    What if I decide to covert and worship you

    Hot , funny girl worship sounds cool.... If I ever fall off the Catholic wagon, I may jump onto the Katrintholicism train....
    I've been looking for a good excuse to start a non-profit organization so I don't have to pay taxes anymore. This could be just the thing I'm looking for.

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    Whoa, you want to be jewish? Right on! That's pretty much the coolest religion out there aside from Shintoism. You have my full support. Now we can be sisters, almost? How much connection would an ethnic half-jew on the wrong side of the inheritance bloodlinehave in common with a convert?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Katrine View Post
    Whoa, you want to be jewish? Right on! That's pretty much the coolest religion out there aside from Shintoism. You have my full support. Now we can be sisters, almost? How much connection would an ethnic half-jew on the wrong side of the inheritance bloodlinehave in common with a convert?
    We don't believe in God and some Jews don't think we're real?


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    Quote Originally Posted by Lysondra View Post
    We don't believe in God and some Jews don't think we're real?
    Perfect, I like to stay under the radar as much as possible. Especially from god.

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    Ugh... personally I hate rituals. If you like the people, can't you just hang out with them sans the rituals?

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    My aunt is the kind of Jew you are becoming, I think it'll work for you.



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    Quote Originally Posted by xdamage View Post
    Ugh... personally I hate rituals. If you like the people, can't you just hang out with them sans the rituals?
    Yeah but... I like the rituals?


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    Quote Originally Posted by Katrine View Post
    I've been looking for a good excuse to start a non-profit organization so I don't have to pay taxes anymore. This could be just the thing I'm looking for.

    Who's joining me?
    i'd like to audition for role as minister.

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    ^ NAKED minister.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Lysondra View Post
    Yeah but... I like the rituals?
    Hmmm... strangely I might be more religious if it wasn't for the rituals. But nothing wrong with it if you like them (or was the "?" meant to convey a degree of doubt?)

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    i'd like to audition for role as minister.
    Only if you promise to secretly molest the congregation members (no kids allowed in my religion, dammit!)

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    Quote Originally Posted by Katrine View Post
    Only if you promise to secretly molest the congregation members (no kids allowed in my religion, dammit!)
    i had hoped this was part of the job description!

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    Quote Originally Posted by xdamage View Post
    Hmmm... strangely I might be more religious if it wasn't for the rituals. But nothing wrong with it if you like them (or was the "?" meant to convey a degree of doubt?)
    The question mark was a relayance of my confusion to why you said I should just hang out with them after I said in a few posts I liked the rituals which was a reason I wanted to convert.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Lysondra View Post
    The question mark was a relayance of my confusion to why you said I should just hang out with them after I said in a few posts I liked the rituals which was a reason I wanted to convert.
    Ah got it. I admit, I was being mentally lazy and skimmed over some of the details in the posts. My excuse, however lame, is that it is Friday and I have been focusing all week and am now operating on auto pilot. I know it is not a great excuse, but it's mine, and I'm sticking to it

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    Quote Originally Posted by Katrine View Post
    Only if you promise to secretly molest the congregation members (no kids allowed in my religion, dammit!)

    Umm.... if any of you molest me, I'm telling everyone and taking pictures
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    I tend to think that's a question with no real, single answer. You need to find the right answer for you. I don't think it's necessarily always 'faking it' to join a religion for reasons other than religious ones, though it might be in some cases. If you're doing this just for yourself rather than for another person or an external reason, it's more likely to be a good choice than if you're not.

    P.S.- I always wanted to be a Catholic, since I find their rituals deeply comforting, but I just can't bring myself to believe either in god or the actual religion, so that's kept me from it. I also vehemently dislike the political positions or the Catholic Church, and find their involvement in politics per se to be distasteful and inappropriate. So, for me the fact that rituals resonate was indeed the wrong reason to join a religion, but it might not be for you- ritual and spirituality might be more profound things to you than they are to me. You need to examine yourself, and though you can ask for the opinions of others in order to more fully make that examination, the guiding view should be your own.

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    -I dislike everything about any organized religion. I don't need a crutch to walk. I pray to myself, and I rock. Blind faith is an ugly thing. Ask me about my Moby Dick theory sometime.

    However. If what you're doing is making you happy and it's not hurting anyone else--go for it.
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