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I don't think the point of the discussion was that Jews would be offended if non-Jews use Cohen simply because it was Jewish. I think the point that was attempting to be conveyed was that the Kohanim were descendants of Aaron who held a special role within the Temple (the Temple is sacred to Jews) and performed duties sacred to Jews, and it would therefore be an affront to the Jewish people to use a name associated with such a history. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kohanim

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This message was edited 8/23/2008, 1:29 PM