@Miller,
Miller wrote:
Quote:Jews are not an in-group to socialize with,
So Foofie, how come there is an increasing number of interfaith marriages between Jews and non-Jews?
I said socialize with, not marry. Many people do believe that secular Jews today make very good "help mates," as I've heard on some pbs program years ago. Plus, Jewish in-laws have a positive stereotype of helping the newlyweds, or not so newlyweds. In other words, marrying into a Jewish family can be like emigrating to Scandanavia with its cradle to grave socialism, in the way of anology. Plus, nowadays a spouse of Christian background does not have to "give-up" Christmas usually when marrying a Jewish mate. What could be wrong with a holiday celebrating the birth of a Jewish baby?
However, outside of a student environment, or ex-student environment, not that many young folks are comfortable with Jews, in my opinion. Perhaps, I am showing my age, but I think that only in an organizational framework (university, job, military) will an individual gravitate to the Jewish (person) for a friendly relation. Most folks, in my opinion, are ethnocentric, religiously centric, regional centric.