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THE QUESTION: RE30: I have always wanted to know what, exactly, it means to be Jewish. I know it is a religion. However, certain people have distinguishable physical features, such as dark, curly hair, brown eyes and different, larger noses. Please explain to me if being Jewish also means one is from a certain race or ethnic group. POSTED APRIL ...

THE QUESTION: RE40: What is the religious/cultural significance of the temporary skin-painting done on the hands and arms of Indian women? I desire as detailed an answer as possible. POSTED APRIL 30, 1998 L.A., 29, white female, Boston, MA ANSWER 1: Indian women, like many other Eastern women (Arabs, for example), consider the hand painting a sign of beauty and ...

THE QUESTION: RE50: I am Jewish and have a question for (at least) Catholics: What is the necessity for trans-substantiation in the Eucharist? Why is the symbolism of the wine and bread not enough? POSTED MAY 12, 1998 Michael <TheMartian@juno.com>, Houston, TX ANSWER 1: We are simply doing what we believe Jesus told us to do: “Do this in memory ...

THE QUESTION: RE60: Why do Mormons believe in a man whose predictions were false, whose book was rewritten and who believed in marrying many women? It seems to me that this is a self-centered religion, in which whatever the current “head of the church” says goes. Anyone can say they’ve been chosen by God and then make others believe in ...

THE QUESTION: RE70: Islam is the second-largest religion in America, and growing fast. It accepts all the Jewish prophets and Jesus. Why is it then, that many Jews and Christians have an aversion to Islam, even though most Muslims are peaceful? POSTED JUNE 26, 1998 Brad, Honolulu, HI ANSWER 1: 1) Islam does not accept Jesus as Christians understand him ...