At my brother and sister-in-law's wedding 15 years ago, my now-ex-wife and I were chatting with my SIL's (Christian) uncle at the reception. He'd had a few drinks, but still seemed reasonably lucid. Somehow we got to discussing religion. He knew my brother and I were Jewish (this is important to the story).
"Jews and Christians are pretty much the same, right?" he asked. "Well, there are similarities, sure," my ex-wife or I (I don't remember who) said. "I mean, we believe in the same things," he said. "Weeeellll," one of us said, "some of the same things, sure." "I mean," he clarified, "we all believe in Jesus as our savior, right?"
My ex-wife and I were flabbergasted, of course, but I managed to say "Uhhh, no, that's pretty much the biggest difference."
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Date: 2009-02-03 15:38 (UTC)"Jews and Christians are pretty much the same, right?" he asked.
"Well, there are similarities, sure," my ex-wife or I (I don't remember who) said.
"I mean, we believe in the same things," he said.
"Weeeellll," one of us said, "some of the same things, sure."
"I mean," he clarified, "we all believe in Jesus as our savior, right?"
My ex-wife and I were flabbergasted, of course, but I managed to say "Uhhh, no, that's pretty much the biggest difference."