From: adam@endor.uucp (Adam Shostack) Subject: Re: Israel's Expansion II Organization: Aiken Computation Lab, Harvard University Lines: 25 In article <22APR93.23368145.0079@VM1.MCGILL.CA> B8HA writes: >In article <1993Apr22.093527.15720@donau.et.tudelft.nl> avi@duteinh.et.tudelft.nl (Avi Cohen Stuart) writes: >>From article <93111.225707PP3903A@auvm.american.edu>, by Paul H. Pimentel : >>There is one big difference between Israel and the Arabs, Christians in this >>respect. >> >>Israel allows freedom of religion. >Avi, > For your information, Islam permits freedom of religion - there is >no compulsion in religion. Does Judaism permit freedom of religion >(i.e. are non-Jews recognized in Judaism). Just wondering. In Islam, there is no compulsion, just a tax on dhimini. In Judaism, non-Jews are allowed to do as they wish, and there is no effort made to convert them. Adam Shostack adam@das.harvard.edu "If we had a budget big enough for drugs and sexual favors, we sure wouldn't waste them on members of Congress..." -John Perry Barlow