Are catholic and jewish extended families closer than protestant ones?
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i wish people would quit stereotyping, whether it's good or bad. i hate stereotypes. i'm catholic. there are catholic families that are really close, like mine, and then there are other catholic families that aren't so close like my friend's. there are families of all sorts in every religion. not everyone is the same.
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I think it is asking too much from you. Catholic or Jewish or protestant, no matter what the faith and activity if a person can't make it to a wedding, baptisme etc...because it will cause a hardship then no one should be a judge on them showing up or not. Each one of us have to do what we have to do in life. Some of us have to work harder to stay on top of bills, some of us may be ill that day and can't come. Truly the family Catholic or not are asking too much from you.
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I am not catholic but I can understand absolutely no reason why you can't LIKE your second cousin,,,, if you are talking about taking it into a loving relationship that may be another thing and it is not necessarily wrong but it could prove to be bad for children born (inbreeding).. I am assuming you are young and have a crush which can be normal, but it is probably best to leave love relationships outside of your family line.
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There have been a few studies done which prove that many Jews do have a common male descendant. I know there was a study which shows that most "Cohen" (priests) do have a common male descendant (Aaron ?)\n\nThe problem with proving that Jews and Arabs are descended from a common male descendant:\n\n(1) Judaism has had many converts over the years. Some entire cultures (one in Africa, one in Asia) actually converted.\n(2) A jew is defined (by jews) as one who has a jewish mother. It has been that way for 2500 years. So one with a jewish mother, but gentile father would be harder to prove via "y" chromosome.\n(3) "Arabs" today are not the same as Arabs in biblical or even in Mohammed's time. Take for instance Egypt. The Egyptians were Copts until Islam. When they converted to Islam, they started speaking Arabic instead of Coptic. So they became Arab ethnicity without actually being of Arab descent.
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religion or family believes.
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No. The Catechism of the Catholic Church states, \n\nAbout Judaism: "The Jewish faith, unlike other non-Christian religions, is already a response to God's revelation in the Old Covenant. To the Jews "belong the sonship, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, the worship, and the promises; to them belong the patriarchs, and of their race, according to the flesh, is the Christ"; "for the gifts and the call of God are irrevocable."\n\nAbout Islam: The plan of salvation also includes those who acknowledge the Creator, in the first place amongst whom are the Muslims; these profess to hold the faith of Abraham, and together with us they adore the one, merciful God, mankind's judge on the last day.\n\nAbout other non-Christian religions: All nations form but one community. This is so because all stem from the one stock which God created to people the entire earth, and also because all share a common destiny, namely God. His providence, evident goodness, and saving designs extend to all against the day when the elect are gathered together in the holy city.\n\nWith love in Christ.
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I, too, am a Jew, and I disagree with you.\n\nMy friend's mother is a convert, and she is about as Jewish a mama as you can get! It is as if she is the product of generations of Jewish ancestry.\n\nI never considered her "not as Jewish as the rest of us".\nNo one in our congregation ever alludes to her non-Jewish roots, because it is so unimportant. She is a vital part of our community, and Jewish to the bone.
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These website explains it all...I hope it helps.\n\nhttp://home.earthlink.net/~rickpen16/catholicmarriages/index.html
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I would say yes G-d dose look at culture and national identity more strongly than He looks at bloodline, but still in the average Jew the Hebrew blood line is quite strong.\n\nhttp://www.khazaria.com/genetics/abstracts.html
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No Jews can trace their lineage back that far, due to the destruction of Jerusalem around A.D. 70. If he claims to be descended from Ishmael or Esau, though, I suppose that may be possible. But I doubt it.
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You didn't say anything about whether your mother is Jewish.  The general rule of thumb is "if your mother is Jewish then you are Jewish."  \n\nThe Messianic Movement contains both Jews and Gentiles.  You might be practicing Messianic Judaism as a Messianic Gentile.  The question always comes up that if a pagan Gentile goes to a Messianic Jewish congregation and "converts" from Paganism to Messianic Judaism, has he "converted" in the same sense as if he went to an Orthodox Jewish congregation and "converted"?  Most Messianic leaders would say no, Gentiles stay Gentiles.\n\nThat is why the Messianic Jewish Alliance of America only permits Gentiles to be associate members rather than full members. You will find this sort of racism discussed in greater detail at this site:\nhttp://www.anti-racism.supanet.com/idx/m_idx.htm\n\nSince you can't remember all of the festivals off the top of your head (or even spell them correctly) your claims of observance leave much to be desired.  And generally the Messianic Community never says "Jesus".  So, that is pretty much 3 strikes and you're out.\n\nI would suggest you go back and and study much more intensely. Putting on the trappings and decorating your house is all very well and good.  Obviously it is preferable that you NOT be one of the anti-semitic drones that are all too common today.  So study more and make sure that you actually "own" the belief system which you are expousing.  It isn't yours until you can give to someone else.\n\nYes, you can have Jewish children if you marry a Jewish woman. Or you could convert.  However, the vast majority of rabbis who perform conversions would require you to renounce Jesus as a condition of coversion.  (Though I am aware of a few who do not require this.) So presumably that is not a path that you would ever want to take.
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Well it depends what you think it means to be a jew.  Some people see it as a religious practice where as some others see it as a cultural identity or an ethnic group.\n\nOne of my best friends had a jewish father from a conservative jewish extended family who felt that the children were not quite properly jewish.  However she looked very like the members of her dad's family so she was accepted as "pretty  much jewish"\n\nI think it just depends on the individual and the community they are in - not just whether you have a jewish mother.
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Ever since Martin Luther split with the Roman Catholic church over the priactice of selling indulgences, there has been some level of rancor between Protestants and Roman Catholics, sometimes even leading to violent confrontations.  Protestants founded the US, and discrimination against Catholics existed in the US until early in the 20th Century.\n\nHowever, thanks to the promotion of a doctrine of ecumenism (religious equality) promoted by Pope John XXIII and Vatican II, and the growing realization among Protestants that Christians are simply followers of Christ (that's actually the original definition of the word), things have for the most part calmed down.  \n\nCatholics follow Christ as much as Protestants.  There are a large number of Protestant denominations, and I cannot speak for all of them, but in my experience as a Baptist pastor, and from what I have seen from most other Protestant churches, I would say the ansmwer is "Yes", Protestants do consider Catholics as fellow Christians.
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Different religions and cultures view the role of the family "different", but i don't think there's a huge difference. \n\nTraditionally we view family vital, respect our elders, and love our youngers. We have strong family bonds. \n\nMy uncle's (mother's brother's) wife has a different religion and culture, she's from another country. As soon as graduated from high school and entering university, although she was living in a same place where her parent lives, she left home. She's living in  another country now. She calls and talks to her parent from where she lives, and visits them at holiday.\n\nif you aren't studying or working in another place, mostly you stay with your family here until you married. After eighteen it's up to you whether living with your parent or not. Below that age, if you attend a school in another place, you can study there with your parent's consent.
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No, that's pretty accurate. The other 4% were Jews and other Christian faiths. Hitler was Austrian, and raised a Catholic.\nOne little side-bar, as long as we're discussing Nazi Germany: One of the first things Hitler did when coming to power was to ban all abortions, citing them as an "abomination." Thought that was interesting, considering what happened later.
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It depends. Are they Catholic?
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Catholics can arrange with priest and minister to co-officiate a wedding ceremony, even if it is at the Protestant church. You must discuss the arrangements well in advance with the priest. \n\nThe love we have for one another is not the same as the love between a husband and wife. One is a commandment, and the other is a sacred covenant, a sacrament.\n\nFor a mixed marriage, refusing the other's right to have a Catholic wedding of whatever form is a serious spiritual imposition. On the other hand, the non-Catholic has nothing to lose by having it done in a Catholic church. The "idols" will not eat you. :0\n\nSince it doesn't seem to really matter to you what church is the true church for you, there would be no logical impediment to having the wedding in the oldest church on the planet, other than plain prejudice.\n\nSome Protestant churches have no sacraments, most have 2. Catholicism upholds Matrimony as of the Seven Sacraments. If it is done outside the Church, sure, its a marriage, but not a sacramental marriage.  As a consequence, that Catholic cannot receive any of the sacraments until the marriage is convalidated (erroneously known as "blessed"). That is why demanding a Catholic to marry outside the Church is so unfair. \n\nI have heard a theologian say that Matrimony is higher calling than Ordination. Hmm... \n\nI have also heard that over 90% of mixed marriages fail in divorce. Hmm...\n\nI don't think she parted from you so much over religion though. I think she parted from you by the way you handle conflicts, judging by your question. \n\nI admire her courage.