In Orthodox and Conservative Judaism, that's still the case. You are considered Jewish if either (a) your mother is Jewish or (b) you converted. In Reform Judaism, you are considered Jewish if either parent is Jewish and you were raised in the Jewish faith... or, of course, if you converted.
Ahhhhhh ok. Thanks for clearing it up I had a really bad world religions teacher and so all the religions we learned were totally screwed up.
I had a really bad world religions teacher and so all the religions we learned were totally screwed up.
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