thread: 2006-09-08 : Picky-choosy religion, 3 views
On 2006-09-19, Valamir wrote:
I did say "seems". And by that I simply mean how many folks have heard of Baptists vs. Methodists vs. Catholics vs. Presbyterians; compared to how many folks have heard of Lubavitch or Chasidim.
As for not considering the differences interesting...heck...I consider this stuff fascinating as if it weren't obvious already. My Jewish history only goes through the late Medieval period and Maimonides so the recent stuff hasn't been on my radar.