divisions

How do the various divisions of Judaism define (or not define) "being born Jewish"? I always heard that it depended upon having a Jewish mother, but I assume that it gets more complicated than that depending the particular Jewish tradition?

christianity, rabbinical judaism? and the traditional jewish faith and practice, and how did they develop??????

i just moved to Vancouver, my main team plays in the english prem. But i hear the whitecaps are joining the MLS next year, so i might take in a few games. Whats the standard of MLS football? Is the league divided to into East and West like other US sports? I'd really love to watch NY to see...

Alternative? This is based on what I've heard though I'm halfheartedly convinced and that's because most articles I found tackled Classical and Popular musics differences. Also, they said that Alternative music came out, basically to counter Popular music, which is why they say that when music...

Describe in detail the three major feasts in Judaism? Compare and contrast two major divisions in Islam?

differences in it? How so? I'm amazed when I see such posts. I teach religious studies and we routinely refer to the various groups found commonly in the U.S. and Europe (because that is where I have taught). And surely anyone who has lived for any length of time in Israel will agree that...

Also, I noticed that the Septuagint renders the verb as "to worship" rather than the "to serve" that seems to be more of the gist in the MT. So is this an example of what Jewish colleagues tells me is the LXX showing itself to be more "Christian" than "Jewish" once one gets outside of the...

This used to confuse me a lot when I was younger, but now makes somewhat sense. Still, I don't understand how a religious body can have soooo many divisions. Catholics, Evangelicals, Baptists, Methodists, Presbyterian, Protestant, Catholic, Anglican, East/West Orthodox etc...I don't understand...