Jewish Atheists
Question
Gentiles have to respect and honor orthodox Jews. This is absolutely true. But there are many secular Jews. Sadly, Many of the prominent atheists are Jews. For example, Sam Harris, who is one of the most popular atheists with Richard Dawkins, is Jewish. Do we Noahides honor him, because he is a Jew? Or do we have to despise him because he is an atheist? Thank you.
Answers
Neither. Atheists should not be respected for their beliefs and they certainly should not be despised for them either. They should be respected because they are human beings.
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