I grew up a Seventh-Day Adventist. My memories may not be clear or accurate, but as an SDA, I never had the sense that my group was particularly powerful (though we were God’s chosen people). We seemed to me small and insignificant. If the world decided to do something to us, there wasn’t much we could do beyond run and hide.
As a convert to Judaism, I feel like I’ve joined a group that is a formidable people, well equipped to deal with whatever challenges face us. If something comes up, we can organize, fund and fight. We have friends in high places.
