What is a Jew

[bmolsson]

Note the definition of Fundamentalism: a movement.

You are a movement, Pindar....

I don't see belief as the base of a religion. I do see belief as central to the devotee's joining or aligning themselves with a religion.

You are locked in your own perception of religion and are inable to see reality. Your own faith is set as the reference for your stand in this question. You are a fundamentalist. A very nice fundamentalist though, I might add....

"Need to" and "wish" are subject specific and connote desire. In a religious milieu these feelings suggest a will to join which it is not unreasonable to associate with belief. You made my point.

I converted to Islam to be able to marry my wife. If you see that as a faith, you have made a point. Actually I know close to a hundred converts between different religions, none of them have the faith you are looking for. Reality is not as you believe it is.....