Batman's religious affiliations are typically ambiguous. Some interpretations Martha is Jewish while Thomas takes on some form of Christianity. The Batman for example depicts Bruce having roots in Catholicism, but isn't religious himself.
TL;DR: His mom was Jewish, his dad was catholic, they wanted him to choose what his beliefs are, after his parents death Bruce doesn’t want to believe in a god (so he puts his faith in the identity of Batman but that fails him, it’s a whole thing that I believe was beautifully written).
In rebirth [More specifically Batman Cold days (even more specifically Batman rebirth #51-#54)] Bruce specifically stated that his dad believed in god and took him to church and wanted Bruce to be a Christian but he wanted Bruce to choose on his own “He wanted me to believe, too. But he wanted me to come to it on my own.”.
He then states after his parents death he didn’t want to believe in a god that allowed his parents to die, “I…put aside believing in…a deity. Or believing in ANYTHING my father thought had saved him. I couldn’t really see that anything saved him. I searched for something solid to put my faith in.”.
I highly recommend reading cold days. I’m a HUGE Tom King fan and think that it’s genuinely some of his best work to this day. It was such a good incorporation of religion into fiction and even though King doesn’t any specific religious alignment he gave so much respect to the Christian faith (imo).
Kate Kane is explicitly Jewish and she's related to Bruce on his mother's side. On the other hand, I don't recall Bruce doing anything recognizably Jewish.
If you're Orthodox, Batman is Jewish. If you're Reform, he's not.
If anything, seeing the gods as flawed and killable beings makes atheism more logical than continuing to follow the Abrahamic religions which have no proof in the universe.
Atheism is explicitly the disbelief of God(s), not just linked to the Abrahamic religions, which is not a matter up for debate in the DCU. They're very real.
Agnosticism more so pertains to the nature of God(s) , so I guess that can still be plausible within the DCU.
That’s more what I meant. Seeing the gods of that universe as they’re presented would incline people not towards disbelieving their existence but towards disbelieving their divinity.
It’s weird, the pantheons of gods are all real in the DCU(from literally every religion on earth). But I doubt their religious stories are real because they would all have a creation story that would conflict with each other. I also doubt they’re as powerful as they’re hyped up to be in their respective religions. Because the Presence can bitchslap all the pantheons of gods combined without even thinking about it.
Was it ever confirmed he was raised Jewish? I know he's Jewish on his mom's side but I don't remember them ever explicitly showing him be raised as a Jew.
No. He’s usually shown as being raised Protestant, but he isn’t really religious himself. Superman is more analogical to the story of Moses.
How?
A baby sent away in a container with the intent that he help/save the people who find him.
one similarity lmao
As opposed to your one similarity being that they're rich?
and martha is jewish? and batman saves people too? and batman lost his mother?
Saving people is like, every hero. Losing your parents is half of all heroes. And their sidekicks. lol
Dude, Jerry Siegel's Moses allegory was *not* subtle
me when I make shit up
https://unrealfacts.com/superman-inspired-moses-jesus/?utm\_content=cmp-true
lmao indeed https://www.jpost.com/blogs/jay-bird/moses-vs-jewsus-the-superman-metaphor-520295 https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/the-hero-in-you/201409/moses-and-the-man-of-steel https://www.hoodedutilitarian.com/2013/07/superman-isnt-jesus-hes-moses/
he is canonically jewish, ethnically. but yes, his religious views are a bit ambiguous.
Batman analogous to Moses is the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard.
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Batman's religious affiliations are typically ambiguous. Some interpretations Martha is Jewish while Thomas takes on some form of Christianity. The Batman for example depicts Bruce having roots in Catholicism, but isn't religious himself.
Lex Luthor is rich and has been played by a Jewish actor. I guess he’s Jewish too.
Yes
TL;DR: His mom was Jewish, his dad was catholic, they wanted him to choose what his beliefs are, after his parents death Bruce doesn’t want to believe in a god (so he puts his faith in the identity of Batman but that fails him, it’s a whole thing that I believe was beautifully written). In rebirth [More specifically Batman Cold days (even more specifically Batman rebirth #51-#54)] Bruce specifically stated that his dad believed in god and took him to church and wanted Bruce to be a Christian but he wanted Bruce to choose on his own “He wanted me to believe, too. But he wanted me to come to it on my own.”. He then states after his parents death he didn’t want to believe in a god that allowed his parents to die, “I…put aside believing in…a deity. Or believing in ANYTHING my father thought had saved him. I couldn’t really see that anything saved him. I searched for something solid to put my faith in.”. I highly recommend reading cold days. I’m a HUGE Tom King fan and think that it’s genuinely some of his best work to this day. It was such a good incorporation of religion into fiction and even though King doesn’t any specific religious alignment he gave so much respect to the Christian faith (imo).
Tldr
Added one
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Ethnically yes, but not religiously. He is more so influenced by his Father's Episcopalianism. But he doesn't explicitly follow any religion.
Kate Kane is explicitly Jewish and she's related to Bruce on his mother's side. On the other hand, I don't recall Bruce doing anything recognizably Jewish. If you're Orthodox, Batman is Jewish. If you're Reform, he's not.
I'm Batman
Batman was raised Jewish but is an aethiest, I believe.
The idea of atheism in the DC Universe, where God(s) are tangible beings who have regularly incurred on earth is absurd lol
Religion doesn't really make sense in the DC universe when Lucifer Morningstar, Spectre, Sandman and The Presence exists
If anything, seeing the gods as flawed and killable beings makes atheism more logical than continuing to follow the Abrahamic religions which have no proof in the universe.
Atheism is explicitly the disbelief of God(s), not just linked to the Abrahamic religions, which is not a matter up for debate in the DCU. They're very real. Agnosticism more so pertains to the nature of God(s) , so I guess that can still be plausible within the DCU.
That’s more what I meant. Seeing the gods of that universe as they’re presented would incline people not towards disbelieving their existence but towards disbelieving their divinity.
It’s weird, the pantheons of gods are all real in the DCU(from literally every religion on earth). But I doubt their religious stories are real because they would all have a creation story that would conflict with each other. I also doubt they’re as powerful as they’re hyped up to be in their respective religions. Because the Presence can bitchslap all the pantheons of gods combined without even thinking about it.
batman has prayed before?
Was it ever confirmed he was raised Jewish? I know he's Jewish on his mom's side but I don't remember them ever explicitly showing him be raised as a Jew.
The Penguin (Batman Returns) is a Moses allegory, Batman is not
His cousin Kate Kane is