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Originally Posted by AnotherKD
That being said, someone wrote in to a paper I read online (@IL, if you check out SR.com, you'll see it) where a guy is all upset and wants to call the ACLU because he saw a group from a church sponsoring a 3-on-3 basketball event one afternoon at a local park. I don't understand how someone can get so offended by this! I may be a little more laid-back than others, but I just say to each their own.
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I did read that yesterday AKD, and thought of this thread. Did you see the one the day before about someone complaining about the church signs and wondering if they had the proper permits?
That being said... I'm Catholic (yes, we are Christian), and I have no problem with atheist or agnostic views. Exactly, to each their own. If someone someday comes to the conclusion that they don't want to be atheist, evangelical, wiccan, or whatever anymore, then it is up to them to decide what to do with their spiritual lives next. I will never push my thoughts on religion on others. I will never degrade someone because of their religious or spiritual views. Now the yin to my yang is I expect others to do the same concerning me. Don't push your religious beliefs on me. Don't preach to me. Don't tell me how wrong I am, or how Catholics aren't "real" christians. I have no problem with a church group doing something at a local park, or a cross being displayed on municipal property. I would also have no problem with a Star of David, or any other religious display that is just quietly sitting there.
There is a new girl at work, been here less than 2 weeks, and 2 days ago she initiated a huge religious discussion and was extremely insulting. She is a very conservative christian, and would not shut up about how wrong other people were to not be like her. I wasn't really paying attention to their conversation, otherwise I would have gotten nasty. (It was really rediculous, it was the old "Taking the Bible literally, word for word" versus - not taking it literally.)
One of my project managers is also uber christian, and never once has he ever done something like this. He respects the right of others to form their own opinions, even if he doesn't see thigns in the same light. We can sit and have a civil religious based conversation (me Catholic, him super Christian, another girl we work with a former JW), without insulting or degrading. It's wonderful, and exposes my mind to different ways of thinking.
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