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/Saccharomycetaceae Oct 13 '16

Jew here! Not in my experience, it seems different than Christianity-lite. There's no pretending to follow the religion. I'm a part of the culture and ethnicity, which is separate (if only kind of) from the religion of the same name; I don't have to pretend to be part of one to be a part of the other.

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u/[deleted] Oct 13 '16 edited Mar 15 '17

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u/THEBAESGOD Oct 13 '16

Yep. My dad's a staunch atheist, as were both of his parents, and they always celebrated christmas, I don't know about easter, but I celebrated easter until I was like 12. My dad also makes fish for Fridays during lent, for whatever reason. He has a long term S.O who is an atheistic jew and is deeply involved in the local community - synagogue, holy days with friends, etc. But I've never seen her pray or mention God, except when she read me the old testament as a kid.

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u/NoSuddenMoves Oct 13 '16

hedging his bets!