Quote Originally Posted by TinCow
Very true. My mother was born Christian and converted to Judaism when she married my father. In Jewish law, a child is Jewish only if his mother was also Jewish. In my case, it doesn't matter, because my mother converted before I was born. However, if she had not, I would not be considered Jewish under the laws of the religion, which completely ignores the fact that I would have the exact same physiology.
That doesn't make sense. Why would only men be obliged to have a jewish mother? If your mother could convert, why wouldn't you be able to?