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A christian and a jew went into a bar....

or

A Christian and a Jew went into a bar...

The former is marked incorrect by microsoft word.

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user4951
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    In English the names of religions are proper names and hence capitalized. (BTW, "Microsoft" and "Word" are also proper names.) – Hot Licks Jul 03 '15 at 01:47
  • http://grammar.about.com/od/punctuationandmechanics/a/Guidelines-For-Using-Capital-Letters.htm – rogermue Jul 03 '15 at 06:48

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You should always capitalize names for groups of religious people since they are proper nouns.

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