Stupid impulses related to special interests

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naturalplastic
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08 Apr 2018, 1:04 am

If you converted to Pentecostalism you might end up in a snake handling church.

But converting to Judaism doesn't present much physical danger either to you, or to others. So don't worry about it.



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08 Apr 2018, 8:13 am

auntblabby wrote:
often life gets in the way of our perseverations, and when there's a pause in the action, the old obsessions return with a vengeance, that was the way it was for me.

That’s what happened with me. I had a big panic about my eyesight. Still worried about it, but now I can focus more on quirky special interests. At this point in time I welcome my interest in Judaism because that means I’ll have less mental space to worry about my eyesight.
naturalplastic wrote:
If you converted to Pentecostalism you might end up in a snake handling church.

But converting to Judaism doesn't present much physical danger either to you, or to others. So don't worry about it.


I’m mainly worried what my family(don’t really have friends) will think. Especially since I’ve always been against being part of a religion. For now I’m happy listening to Israeli music and getting introduced to reading Hebrew that way. If I actually will convert at least I should be able to read Hebrew.



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08 Apr 2018, 8:57 am

I really would love to have another cat someday, as I have none indoors currently. However, I am not ready yet. The loss of my last two cats within a year really hurt.



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08 Apr 2018, 11:45 am

If you don’t believe in the Jewish religion, don’t convert.

Jewish history and culture is fascinating on many levels. Studying it will be fulfilling.

Most Jews don’t scorn people of other religions—unless they’re Hasidic or other ultra-Orthodox.(Hasidim even scorn other Jews, calling them “goy.” Hasidim are also anti-Zionist.