I agree with you, but I'm not sure how this article showed that? Or are you just saying in general? What I find most interesting, and I think it has been discussed on this board before, is how active Mormons don't really consider Mormons who have left to be "Mormon" anymore, even though many who have left still feel that cultural connection. From what I've been learning lately, it seems that Jewish people are much more open to the idea that someone can be Jewish culturally and leave the religion/spirituality behind.Portia wrote:I've long thought that the cultural transmission of Jewishness and Mormonness are not dissimilar.mic0 wrote:I just read this article about Russian Jews. Probably as a result of wondering about my own identity, I have lately been really interested in my husband's identity as "Jewish." It's confusing - yes, his mother is Jewish and his ancestors are Jewish, but he wasn't raised following kosher laws, or being religious in any way whatsoever. Yet, on the other hand, he loves Israel. So anyway, reading that article was enlightening (and the comments as well). If any of you all are interested in Russian culture and/or Jewish culture/history, then you might like the article.
In other news, I watched my second Woody Allen movie today. The first was Midnight in Paris, which I watched because of a Board question and then loved; today was Manhattan. It was funny and weird and thoughtful; I really liked it.