Source: Purdue University Dept of Sociology

          • statue_smudge@lemmy.world
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            1 year ago

            I understand that, but if someone says they are “Jewish by birth and nonbeliever by belief,” I would think they would be in the ethnic group but not the religion, as opposed to someone who does also practice the religion.

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              1 year ago

              The confusing part is, being part of the religion doesn’t necessarily mean you believe in God. Especially in the liberal denominations.

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                1 year ago

                That makes sense, personally I would consider nonbeliever to be only people who don’t follow any religion, but I can see how it is more up to interpretation.