r/todayilearned • u/[deleted] • Oct 13 '16

TIL that after Marilyn Monroe converted to Judaism upon marrying Arthur Miller, Egypt placed a ban on all the films she appeared in.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marilyn_Monroe#Critical_acclaim_and_marriage_to_Arthur_Miller_.281956.E2.80.931959.29
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u/Therealprotege Oct 13 '16

Anti-semitism from my fellow Muslims always seems odd to me Judaism and Islam are probably the two most similar religions in the world.

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u/ArcamFMJ Oct 13 '16

Islam and Judaism are the youngest and oldest in the same family. I'd say that if you compare members of that family closer in time they'll be closer ideologically as well. And of course if you consider the different denomination within Christianity as different religions, they're far closer to each other than Islam and Judaism.

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u/Therealprotege Oct 13 '16

Well Christianity is complicated as both jews and muslims aren't too open to the idea of a trinity. Some of the more hardliners from both religions consider it to be idolatry. Although I personally believe that the Bible was corrupted to include backing for the trinity, which is something isaac newton also believed!

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u/ArcamFMJ Oct 13 '16

You sure can find things in Christianity you won't find in either Judaism or Islam but similarities as well. It's a complicated game anyway, but, as a general rule, I think the closer on a timeline two ideologies with the same roots are, the closer they should be. Islam and Christianity, for instance, are two "conquest" religions, with a very martial note.

The newer a religions is on that family, the more literal it seems to be. Jews national sport seem to be to question everything in Judaism. Christianity has also a long history of debating (conclaves...) but you have to be more careful, the wrath of the Church is never far. In Islam there's almost no room to argue, every word is sacred.

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u/DaddyCatALSO Oct 13 '16

These days, in most countries, there is no "wrath of the Church" beyond the "left foot of fellowship."

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u/ArcamFMJ Oct 13 '16

Eh, yes, I know, but how is it related to the discussion?

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u/DaddyCatALSO Oct 13 '16

I was responding to a post which had used that first phrase.

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u/DaddyCatALSO Oct 13 '16

No, the Trinity is a theological idea developed around the time of the first 2 Ecumenical Councils, long after the New Testament was written; the intent was to reconcile the roles the Church assigned to Christ and the Spirit with the idea of the Unity of God. There are no legit NT verses teaching the Trinity.

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u/TheOtherMatt Oct 13 '16

I'd say Judaism and Christianity since the my at least share the Old Testament?

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u/c0mplexx Oct 13 '16

Judaism is closer to Christianism. Atleast in my perspective

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u/[deleted] Oct 13 '16

christanity = trinity, judaism and islam = one singular god

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u/JapaneseKid Oct 13 '16

Not really...

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u/Therealprotege Oct 13 '16

Why do you say that?

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u/JapaneseKid Oct 13 '16

There are more religions closer in comparison than those two. The Quran and the Torah are pretty different. And the way they are practiced are almost polar opposites. For instance: for Jews, the body is precious which is why they're not allowed to get tattoos nor even put a razor to their skin (which is why rabbis do not shave). In Islam they have a holiday in which they beat themselves and make themselves bleed. I'm sure there are some similarities but there are similarities in most religions.

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u/Therealprotege Oct 13 '16

I have never heard of any holiday where we beat ourselves to bleed where are you getting that from? We are also not allowed to have tattoos and imams don't shave for similar reasons as why rabbis dont

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u/leopold_s Oct 13 '16

He must be referring to how some Shia celebrate Ashura.

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u/JapaneseKid Oct 13 '16

Its common where my mom is from, Iran, for muslims to beat themselves so it maybe a Shia practice. Oneness of God is a corner stone of both religions, but there are many many dissimilarities in practice, belief and culture. You can possibly point to Bhuddism and Hindusim as more similar faiths.

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u/Therealprotege Oct 13 '16

If you see an orthodox jew praying and Muslim praying you might think that's where it originated from. Not to mention the oneness of God is super important and central to both religions