For some strange reason, I never hear
anything about this
stuff from teevee news reporters, preoccupied as they are with MTA bashing (
in between the SUV ads).
I have no interest
in misrepresenting myself, but when given the choice
between «Jewish» (with the added option of «not important to me,» «somewhat important to me,» and «very important to me») and «Agnostic, very important to me,» I had to go with Jewish, because the other one just doesn't communicate
anything close to, «I don't personally care what religion you are since I think this God
stuff is possibly not a thing, but due to cultural complications and common ground preferences, I will almost certainly not date you unless you are Jewish.»