Religions...

Survey Created by farsidde 2008-04-12 00:46:52

Do you shun folks who do not believe what you do? Do you make assumptions based on people's religious status? Do you feel like a particular religion is beneath you? Taoist, buddist, Jewish, Muslim, Catholic, Christian, Athesist, Agnostic, Pagan, Werewolf?????? Are people not more then the sum of a societies definitions of a belief?

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Posted by bjm1 2008-04-12 09:12:04 i would respect their beliefs,
Posted by freethinker 2008-04-12 09:50:13 I wouldn't say I respect their belief. Often those beliefs use harm, lies, indoctrinated kids etc. etc. So no. I am tolerant to an extant as if they go there way I'll go mine. I work with a few Mormons and hundred times as many Christians and while the most are fine people, they also don't follow the blood, brimestone and torture scetions of the bible that others do, so I have no qualm with them. When I was in the middle east an saw and man beating a wife of his and everyone on the street stood by as if she deserved it because she looked at another man, I stopped him, forcefully. Oftentimes people who think the space daddy in the sky are in touch with them have an air of superiority than needs to be brought down to earth. Buddhism, Atheism and Agnosticism are arn't religions religions. Buddhism could be called it to an extant but Agnostics are weak atheists and atheistism simple means a disbelief in a creator figure. No religion whatsoever. And Werewolves? I am assuming sarcasm.
Posted by katesshadow 2008-04-13 20:48:15 i respect their religions and dont judge people by it
Posted by tjp1975 2008-04-13 21:47:48 Atheism just means you don't believe in God or gods. I don't judge people by their religion; I judge people by their beliefs. As long as you don't use your religion to hurt other people (as historically and currently is often the case) I don't mind what "religion" you are. I am very interested in what you believe, however. When I was in Africa, I also knew a man who routinely beat his wives for perceived slights. He was the richest man in the village (though not the chief) and everyone thought he was a sorcerer, so they didn't try to stop him. Being a rather small female, I couldn't physically stop him, but I moved out of the house of his I had been renting and took my money elsewhere. I gave his wives the opportunity to take some money and go back to their families. I don't care what religion you are; if you are hurting people, you're wrong.
Posted by rose22 2008-04-14 08:17:57 I think this might mean more to Americans than to me? The UK is a largely post-Christian society. People tend to shop on Sundays and while we have a rising number of faith schools it's as much because the quality of tuition across the board and teacher-student ratios are better as specifically because of faith that they are popular. It's also a hugely multicultural place, especially London. If you shunned those of other faiths here you'd never be able to shop, travel, work. I have muslim, hindu, jewish, atheist and spiritual as well as christian friends but they are friends first, reps of other faiths second. I respect them for who they are and how they are as friends. But I do reserve the right to think people who put "Jedi" as their religion on the latest Census were childish, if only because they don't understand that the email that said the government would "have to officially recognise it as a religion" if enough people did. Boy did they not get government...
Posted by yadokta 2008-04-15 18:10:28 I try to understand, I realy do. But I don't understand. I try to respect, I realy do. But I can't help thinking people who follow any kind of religion are beneath me. To be a Jedi, I think requires following the samurai code and knowing about the flow of energy. That is not a religion. It annoys me that people would say this without looking at what it actualy meens tobe a Jedi. This is where the philosophy of the Jedi has been taken from, then given special powers like in the old chineese films. Sorry if I upset people, but I do try to understand, and respect your beliefs. I do respect freedom of choice, and the right to do whatever you want with your life.
Posted by freethinker 2008-05-24 09:35:13 I used to not judge people by beliefs but by their actions, but I am getting in a trand of assuming the person kneeling in a chruch or on a mat several times a day, repeating a mantra or crying for forgiveness; is a 'fool or a hypocrite' (to quoute Jefferson). I know I should be expected to repect their beliefs, but why? When was the last time someone respected the choice to not believe. Even in the 'free' country of the US, there are still laws requiring a ban on unbelievers 'atheists' to hold public office. While not often enforced, it's there. The people, while I scratch my head, I hope learn to doubt what they have been told and comeup with new ideas not impressed upon them at such a young age. I feel like I have been in some looking glass my whole life where religious people could walk up to a total stanger and tell him how evil he is, how he needs to repent and only they (or there god can do it). I don't try to convert anyone. No signs or fish on my house or car.

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