What Is Your Religious Affiliation?
posted about 12 years ago
Notes:
- Messianic Jews are simply Christians of Jewish ethnicity, whether we are Catholic, Protestant, or other types of Christians.
- Since my Messianic faith requires me not to call anyone "Rabbi" (cf. Matthew 23:8-10) and since Karaites reject the Talmud ("Oral Torah"), I use the term "Talmudist" as opposed to "Rabbinical" or "Rabbinate". I also avoid the usage of "Pharisee" (Hebrew "P'rushi"), even though Talmudist Judaism comes from the P'rushim, as"P'rushim carries a negative connotation for many. Nonetheless, according to Wikipedia, "Modern Jewish movements are based on Pharisaic Judaism[, which] was embodied in the Talmud." Covered by "Talmudist" would be what are known as Haredi ("Hasidi") Judaism, Orthodox Judaism , Conservadox Judaism, Conservative (Masorti) Judaism, Reform (Progressive, Liberal) Judaism, Reconstructionist Judaism, Humanistic Judaism, Alternative Judaism, and any other Talmud-based Judaism. As aforementioned, Karaites do not believe in the "Oral Torah", which is why they are not included in the Talmudist category.
- "Non Evangelical" defines those who do not believe in Biblical inerrancy or infallibility.
- I do not use the terms "Islam" and "Muslim", which respectively mean "submission" and "submitter". Besides, "Mohammedism" is historically akin to "Mosaism" in terms of that they describe the prophets of the respective religions.
(edited about 12 years ago)
