From: adam@endor.uucp (Adam Shostack)
Subject: Re: Israel's Expansion II
Organization: Aiken Computation Lab, Harvard University
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In article <22APR93.23368145.0079@VM1.MCGILL.CA> B8HA <B8HA@MUSICB.MCGILL.CA> 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 <PP3903A@auvm.american.edu>:

>>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.




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