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::Even apart from these famous ones, what about figures who change religious beliefs during their lifetime? Do they get a religion adjective in the first sentence? My feeling is that only figures whose reason for noteriety is strongly connected to their religious belief should get a religious adjective in the first sentence. Buber absolutely; and Kafka most likely. Or Billy Graham. Yeah, "Jewish" is a quasi-ethnic description along with a one about religion, but when I read it in an initial description, my first and second thought is about religious belief, and somewhere at my third or fourth thought I can start worrying about ethinicity, matriliniality, and whatnot. [[User:Lulu of the Lotus-Eaters|Lulu of the Lotus-Eaters]] 03:54, 2005 September 10 (UTC)
I have no problem putting "Jewish" in the first paragraph but not in the first sentence, although if there was a clear majority in favor of the first sentence, I would not oppose it. With all respect, Lulu, if one´s first reaction to "Jewish" is to think "religious belief," one simply does not understand Judaism, which is why there should be links to the articles on Jews and Judaism. SR
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