I mostly agree, but the word gentile is a medieval translation of “goyim,” so it’s a bit weird to differentiate between them. (And the idea that non-jews are ritually impure is both confused, and an frequent antisemitic trope. In fact, idol worshippers were deemed impure, based on verses in the bible, specifically Leviticus 18:24, and there were much later rabbinic decrees to discourage intermingling with even non-idol worshippers.)
Also, both Judaism and LDS (with the latter obviously more proselytizing) have a route for such excluded individuals to join, so calling this “a state of being which outsiders cannot attain” is also a bit strange to claim.
I mostly agree, but the word gentile is a medieval translation of “goyim,” so it’s a bit weird to differentiate between them. (And the idea that non-jews are ritually impure is both confused, and an frequent antisemitic trope. In fact, idol worshippers were deemed impure, based on verses in the bible, specifically Leviticus 18:24, and there were much later rabbinic decrees to discourage intermingling with even non-idol worshippers.)
Also, both Judaism and LDS (with the latter obviously more proselytizing) have a route for such excluded individuals to join, so calling this “a state of being which outsiders cannot attain” is also a bit strange to claim.