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Originally posted by Charles:
nicci, I'm not an expert in history or geography so please forgive my mistakes on that part, my spelling, etc. But I know for a fact that I am right in my point about the meaning of ethnicity.
You say ethnicity "refers to a shared and common cultural heritage amongst groups of peoples", sorry, that's the meaning of CULTURE. A shared/common cultural heritage amongst a group of people IS their culture.
Nationality does not refer to a person's "blood" history (ethnicity), such as Italian, Russian, etc. Nationality DOES denote an individual's belonging to a NATION.
All this info about ethnicity, culture & nationality is in the dictionary (check if you do not believe it). If you so much enjoy debating & educating the not so knowledgeable, I suggest you pick up a copy so you are well armed with the correct information.
By the way, Jewish is a term used to describe an ethnicity AND a faith, though independently of one another. Just as there are people of other ethnicities who practice the Jewish faith, there are also people of Jewish ethnicity who practice other faiths.
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I take it that you are not Jewish, because your response was....(just refer to the last paragraph and see if that makes sense now that you have read it again). Judaism is a religion and not a race or ethnicity as you have been led to believe. If your hypothesis could hold water then Catholics would be referred to as an ethnicity...hmmm sounds funny doesn't it. If someone is raised under the Jewish faith and practices another faith he/she is labelled a convert of their new respective religious denomination. Please dont go there unless you are able to put the TRUTH on the table where it belongs.
Have a great 4th by the way!