Talk:James Abourezk

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Someone changed "of Lebanese descent" to "of Christian Lebanese descent". I reverted. Christianity is a religion, not an ethnicity. Would anyone say "of Muslim Egyptian descent", or "of Christian Canadian descent"? – Quadell ^{(talk) (random)} 02:02, 9 November 2006 (UTC)

That was me. In the case of the Middle East, yes, religion and ethnicity tend to go hand in hand. If you don't believe me, see for yourself. Korny O'Near 02:55, 9 November 2006 (UTC)

The phrase gets 58 hits. Compared to over 78,000 for just "Lebanese descent". Which is my point. It isn't a typical way to refer to someone, and it's confusing in that a person can change religions but not ethnicities. – Quadell ^{(talk) (random)} 20:47, 9 November 2006 (UTC)

How about "born to Christian Lebanese parents" then? That's another common phrasing. Korny O'Near 00:04, 10 November 2006 (UTC)

Works for me. – Quadell ^{(talk) (random)} 00:30, 10 November 2006 (UTC)

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