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Originally Posted by valo403
Really? Because I live and work in a city with hundreds of thousands of jews and a very high percentage of them won't consider marriage outside of their religion. Is it over 50%? Probably not, maybe not even 30%, but to say "it is not too common" is inaccurate. Heck, I dated a girl ate pepperoni pizza all the time but one of the reasons things never got that serious was her families desire for her to marry within the religion.
I don't begrudge any of the attention paid to the jewish side of the holocaust, I just wish that other atrocities were equally recognized. Whether the blame lies with those groups for not publicizing it is a whole different discussion, one that I'd rather not get into as many people are incapable of discussing it without things getting out of hand.
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To explain the marriage outside religion thing, it's an issue of assimilation. If Jews married at random there would be no Jews within 2 or 3 generations. The same goes for any religion, culture, or ethinicity.
I've chosen to marry outside my religion, but I respect the wishes of those that choose to marry within their religion. It's not just Jewish people who do it either, I have many friends: Catholic, Polish, Eastern Orthodox, Muslim, Hindu, and Sikh, who would be disowned for marrying outside the religion.
Marrying within your religion is not an issue of discrimination, it's an issue of preserving your culture and beliefs through generations. I didn't grow up in a religious family, but I can see the appeal for those that did and why they would want to raise their children like that.