#atheist Jews

[dikleyt]

The reason atheist Jews and Buddhist Jews are generally more tolerated than so-called "Christian Jews" is that atheists and Buddhists aren't trying to save anyone's souls. They don't set up elaborate traps to lure Jews called things like "The Orthodox Jewish Bible" aimed solely at spreading the word of atheism and Buddhism. They don't generally lie about being Jewish; there aren't a large number of Christian atheists going around saying "We're Jewish atheists." They aren't a movement aimed at eliminating Judaism and Jews.

#judaism #atheist Jews #Buddhist Jews #Messianics #Jews for Jesus #Jewish atheists #colonialism

[jessicalprice]

Sorry, Christian atheists, but “Christianity traumatized me” is not a get-out-of-accountability-free card for upholding Christian supremacy through your treatment of members of minority cultures, reiterating Christian evangelism and colonialism but for your WASP brand of atheism, promoting Christian purity and hierarchy but with the serial numbers filed off, insisting that the Christian model of culture is the only one that exists and shouting down members of non-Christian cultures about their own cultures and experiences, etc.

Oh, you don’t like members of non-Christian cultures pointing out the ways in which your behaviors continue to normalize and uphold Christian hegemony?

THEN MAYBE STOP ACTING LIKE CHRISTIANS.

#Christian atheists will literally be out here like ‘ideally Jews wouldn’t exist’ and then throw a tantrum when we point out they’re still #adhering to a Christian pattern of believing that the ideal world is one in which no culture other than their own exists

[hindahoney]

Maybe it's just a jumblr thing but I do get annoyed at the portrayal of Jews being constantly mad at God. If you didn't know anything about judaism tumblr would really convince you that all Jews either hate God or don't believe in Him. It's the same thing for Jews in media as well, I've never seen a Jewish person portrayed who talks proudly about their culture. There is so much more to being jewish than having a culture that encourages questioning and disagreement with God.

#shaking the lulav is not shaking it at God that is such a tumblr thing to think #jumblr #judaism #jewish #frumblr #jewblr #yes there are atheist jews im not saying thats not valid but like. theres way more to us than that

[attackfish]

So I reported this asshole and IP blocked them, for their intense and blatant antisemitism, but I'm screenshotting and posting this ask because it's a perfect example of what I talked about here: [Link] on my other blog.

I am really open about being an atheist. I am of course really open about being Jewish. I frequently talk about the two in conjuction, and when I talk about Christian cultural hegemony in atheist spaces and antisemitism in atheist spaces, I am talking as a Jewish atheist. But the first thing any gentile atheist who doesn't want to think about antisemitism and Christian cultural hegemony does, is erase my atheism and paint me as the outsider religious person attacking atheists.

And the same thing happens when queer Jews bring up antisemitism in the queer community. Our queerness is erased, and it's "Oh the Jews are such bigots, attacking queer people!" Every time. Intracommunity discussions of antisemitism in communities we belong to, over and over are shut down by gentile members of those communities, painting us as outsiders and interlopers trying to atrack the community. Thank you, Nonny, for providing a perfect example.

#To be clear here non atheist-Jews also have to deal with antisemitism from Gentile atheists and deserve to be able to call that out #this tag is jewish and so am i #posts i created #do you want to ask a question it doesn't have to be a question #antisemitism #queer as in fuck you

[goose-onthe-loose]

Happy Tears

#ex jew #otd #ex muslim #ex christian #ex jw #exmormon #exvangelical #ex fundie #ex fundamentalist #apostate #atheist #ex religious #offthederech #exmo #my art #original art

[jewishboricua]

every time i see someone exclude, mock or ignore queer religious people's existence (whether from bigoted religious people or bigoted queer people) i think it should be perfectly acceptable for us to punch them in the face for that

#bonus points if the person is NOT christian (queer jew in progress here!) #yes i saw smth bigoted earlier btw #queer jews #queer muslim #queer christian #queer religion #queer sikh #queer hindu #queer buddhist #queer people of faith #also yes i love queer atheists and agnostics. that's for a different post though #lgbtq and religious #aggie talks #jumblr #jewblr #<- target audience

[nat-20s]

Funniest bitches in fiction are ones that have a religion that directly contradicts the world they live in. This goes for atheists that remain atheist after literally meeting God TM but also for characters like Cecil Palmer that can run into three different gods in one grocery trip and is Jewish.

#im well aware that judiasm and atheism are not inherently contradictory but also. i think the idea of cecil being an atheist jew #who personally meets gods is even funnier

[gay-otlc]

I love religious queer people so much especially non-Christian religious queer people. I know it can be hard to be queer in religious spaces and hard to be religious in queer spaces but your existence as both religious and queer makes the world better.

#sappho speaks #pride tag #queer #jew crew #this was made with jews in mind since i'm a jewish queer but applies to all religious queers #atheists or christians don't you dare start shit on this post #queer religion

[tickfleato]

was having a conversation last night at the egg party and i gotta say it was really interesting to hear similar opinions abt religion as the ones i had as a 13 year old annoying internet atheist coming from the mouth of a woman my moms age. but also she was raised catholic and i think being exposed to catholicism would do that to me too

#actually the discussion was interesting and i largely agreed with what she said bc faith is what she had an issue with. the problem is #she equated religion and faith. which isn't accurate... there are religions (like judaism) that don't even require it at all #tick biz #also it's really funny that the easter party we attend is primarily attended by atheists and jews. We all just like painting eggs

[askjumblr]

Hi! I'm a prospective convert and currently something of an atheist. Basically, I believe in the divine as a concept, and I believe that certain actions are in themselves holy (feeding the hungry, healing the sick, etc.), but I don't believe in the existence of a higher power. I haven't properly studied Torah yet, but I worry that I would not be able to study in a meaningful way since I would not literally believe in the Torah. I worry that this would make conversion functionally impossible.

I know that it's possible to be a Jewish atheist, but my understanding is that Jewish atheists are typically born Jews. I can't picture a rabbi taking on a conversion student who does not believe in God and is therefore unable to accept the Torah.

Being that I'm an atheist and expect to continue being an atheist, should I just give up on the idea of converting, or is there a meaningful way to convert without belief in a divine being? Any advice on navigating this? (If anyone has book recommendations, I'm prepared to do a lot of reading.)

OP does not mention what movement they intend to convert under. Please state your FOR and identify which movements you are discussing clearly 😊

#jumblr #ask jumblr #judaism #jewish conversion #jewish convert #conversion to judaism #conversion #atheist jew #belief in g-d #belief in hashem #agnostic jew

[bitegore]

What "culturally Christian" does not mean: "you are Christian forever, you've been permanently tainted and you can never stop being Christian ever because you were touched by Christianity at some point"

What "culturally Christian" is supposed to mean: "this behavior or attitude that you or others hold is filtered through the lens of the dominant religion, in these discussions Christianity, and we are attempting to call attention to that so that you can choose how to engage with it"

Notable issues with the term include: a positively toxic level of America-centrism in discussion, the ever-present "culturally Christian x" strawman, the fact that this is Tumblr and no one has an abundance of good faith any more, a lack of acknowledgement to some degree that cultural Christianity affects everyone exposed to dominant -strain Christianity (some of my local kosher shops are closed on Sundays! Because everything is closed on Sundays! But the Jewish Shabbos is on Saturdays), and the fact that it keeps being treated by people on both sides as a handy attack phrase because this is Tumblr and we misuse words to argue with strangers here. But it's a word about the religion in charge getting into the groundwater where you live and underpinning a lot of the workings of society and philosophy, sometimes in less obvious ways than others, and it's a useful thing to be able to engage with consciously and in good faith with

#atheists are great! people deconstructing their upbringing are great! people who have turned their back on Christianity are literally not #christians! 'culturally christian' sounds VERY loaded to anyone not like. conscious rhat it's not an indictment #i promise the mean online jews and muslims aren't trying to say that baptism is forever or whatever #the discussion needs nuance so badly lmao here. i am attempting to add some #red rambles #cultural christianity

[date-a-jew-suggestions]

Why are you jumblr assholes so fucking obsessed with atheists? My guess is you found a group of people more despised than you and decided to join in on the atheist bashing. And you can hate on with impunity because no one else cares about us. And you have this build in defense where if anyone calls you on your bullshit you can just cry “antisemitism” and shut down the discussion. Because no matter what you’re always the victims. And then you wonder why we hate you!

New copypasta?

#I don’t remember the last time I talked about atheists on this blog holy fuck calm down #imagine saying Jews play the victim and then saying atheists are the only group ‘more despised’ #you don’t have real problems if this is what ur doing with ur time

[hindahoney]

So tired of the only respect given to Jews being about how we wrestle with our belief in God and it's starting to feel like "atheist jews can stay but if you're an observant jew you're oppressive and weird"

#it feels v culturally christian atheist #like theyre saying the only good jew is one who denounces judaism #no! im openly and proudly jewish and i believe in HaShem #and that should be just as accepted as an atheist jew #judaism #jumblr #jewish #frumblr

[vegan-heterotroph]

Shout out to religious vegans. Not only do a majority of you experience criticism for being vegan from your religious community, but also flak from other vegans for being religious. I support you.

#No antireligion or antivegan here #As long as no one is hurting anyone who cares #White veganism perhaps? #It may not be directed at a specific person but I've seen a lot of raging atheist vegans posts #I understand disliking Christianity because of its harmful past but bringing other religions into makes me upset #I'm Christian myself but don't want to see Muslims and Jews attakced even online #Based on what I've seen and heard online

[goose-onthe-loose]

I think we all need to stop for a second and appreciate how incredibly exhilarating it is to leave a high-demand religion. Not to romanticize the experience-- I know first-hand how much fear, pain, loss, and exhaustion it entails-- but there comes a point when you emerge from the woods, stumbling past the treeline, and find yourself looking up in awe at the bright, blazing sun.

Have you ever felt this warmth before? Or been surrounded by so much open space?

#otd #ex jew #offthederech #exmormon #atheist #ex christian #ex jw #ex muslim #exvangelical #ex fundie #ex fundamentalist #ex catholic #ex religious #religious trauma #deconversion

[frightnightindustries]

Hey. LGBT+ Christian here. Don't do this. All of this came from left leaning spaces.

(TW for a lot of bigotry under the cut)

Do you know how shitty this feels? Honestly, if you do this, fuck you.

#lgbt #queer #gay #trans #bisexual #christianity #christian #lgbt christian #lgbt+ christian #queer christian #lgbt+ religious #lgbt religious #queer christianity #fuck it im crosstagging #atheism #antitheism #antitheist #atheist #fuck you when you compare me to a jew supporting the nazis i loose all sympathy for your feed #fuck christianity #fuck christians #anti christian #anti christianity #anti religion #if this post makes you mad at me then GOOD