Difference between revisions of "Talk:National Religions"

Latest revision as of 13:02, 5 April 2007

Need to write this page. It should show:

• 'Seventy Nations' as both legal jurisdiction AND national character
• Legal jurisdiction and national laws serve to uphold justice as best for that nation (and accomplish the 'national mission', if you hold by Jewish mysticism)

• The balance in halacha between choice and heredity.
• The two Noahide theories in halacha:

1. Jews are defined by heredity (except for rare converts), Noahide have free choice
2. Both Jews and Noahides are defined by heredity (except for rare converts)

• Debunk theories of race, per halacha.

1. National character (heredity) is small portion of personality psychology
2. Concious choice can overcome national character
3. Judaism fully recognizes switching nations (converts)

• Biblical support for 'nations'
• Western vs. Eastern notions of a nation.
• Colonialism
• Nation within a nation
• Subcultures
• 'Foreign citizens'

Some pages from wikipedia make be helpful

• Personality psychology
• Nature vs. nurture
• Cultural identity
• Ethnic group
• Clan
• Tribe
• Ethnic autonomous regions
• Ethnic minority
• Ethnic nationalism
• Ethnic autonomous regions
• Ethnic persecution
• Ethnic stereotype
• Stateless nation
• Nation
• Nationalism
• National mysticism
• National personification
• National romanticism
• National Character Studies
• Race
• Racism