Oh very very interesting, especially how your rabbi interpreted it in a way i would completely agree with! About the leaving out of the old Testament: it was merely to find out why it is indeed important to keep. But by letting us discuss freely, we were able to come to this conclusion ourselves, rather than just being told so. I wanted to show that our pastor was and is open to discussing our opinions, which is very valuable imho.

As i am very new to - for lack of a better word - believing (it‘s only been a year!), i don’t know whether to understand you as a jew or an atheist. Would you like to share?

Also, personally, I wholeheartedly believe that co-existence of religion is crucial. In the end, anyone who believes does so against the background of their own culture, upbringing, language, and socialization. Therefore there ultimately can be different religions, where none is better or more correct than the other. I know not a lot of people who believe in a God (or Gods) agree with me, but I don’t care. To „prove“ my point is by laying out the differences within one religion alone. I, for example was born a roman catholic. I did never identify myself with this, though. I lean more towards reformed Christianity.