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Why is it taboo to talk about God in most kinds of social interaction? Why are people more comfortable talking about sex, their income, their health, etc. than about God? The only people who talk about God nowadays are those who want to push you into accepting their religious ideology.
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Name : CP19385, Gender : F, Age : 21, City : Montreal, Quebec, State : NA, Country : Canada, Occupation : University student,A lot of major religions teach that their religion has specific “rules” or things you must believe, i.e. Jesus is the Son of God, etc., and believing in these things requires acceptance of these rules. As a Unitarian Universalist, I find that trying to explain that I believe in a higher power and in behaving properly, etc., but do not believe Jesus was the son of God usually provokes an argument in which people who do believe this tell me I am “wrong” rather than accepting a difference of opinion.
The difference between discussing health and salary vs. religion is this I think: To a degree, we cannot choose our salary (we can’t just get a raise anytime we want), and while we can take care of ourselves, we don’t have total control over whether we get sick. In contrast, choosing a religion is a personal choice. Questioning one’s choice usually leads to conversations like the type described above, in which people end up defending their religious choices rather than discussing them.
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Name : Kris26226, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Unitarian, Age : 31, City : Boston, State : MA, Country : United States, Occupation : Accounts Receivable Clerk, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,Whether a person’s religious beliefs are arrived at through a conscious leap of faith or through blanket acceptance of what is handed down from one’s family or culture, a high degree of emotional investment is involved. To challenge someone’s beliefs is to find fault with that person’s spiritual process or to make his or her teachers wrong. It’s probably advisable to avoid being drawn into religious debates with people who feel mandated to win others over to their viewpoint. It can be quite stimulating to compare beliefs in a live-and-let-live atmosphere, with people capable of acknowledging the baseline assumptions they are making. Otherwise, as you suggest, it is simply tedious.
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Name : J. I., Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Religion : Agnostic, Age : 56, City : Atlanta, State : GA, Country : United States, Occupation : Voiceover, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Upper middle class,I feel uncomfortable discussing religion primarily because my beliefs are (I believe) unique, and I wouldn’t want to unintentionally offend someone by expressing them in conversation. While I identify as a Christian, I find that most self-proclaimed Christians are very ignorant about the religion, its doctrines and the theology in general; therefore, even if the subject of religion is brought up, it is difficult to have an intelligent conversation. The conversations more often tend to focus on personal beliefs and politics.
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Name : Shawn, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Gay, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Episcopalian, Age : 24, City : Fort Worth, State : TX, Country : United States, Occupation : Aviation/Military Police, Education level : Technical School, Social class : Lower middle class,I find that everyone must live for him or herself, because when you die, you die alone; you can’t take anyone with you. Is it right for me to put you down because of your belief, as long as you aren’t hurting anyone else? May your belief be yours.
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Name : La-A, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : Black/African American, Religion : Baptist, Age : 35, City : Charlotte, State : NC, Country : United States, Education level : 2 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,actualy i find that everyone have to live for him or herself, because went you die, you die alone you can’t take anyone with you . is it right for me to put you dowm because of your belief, as lone as you aren’t hurting anyone else than may your belief be your. holy is he that is in U. sincerly , la
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Name : la-agnew], Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : Black/African American, Religion : Baptist, Age : 35, City : charlotte, State : NC, Country : United States, Education level : 2 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,I used to assume most people believed in God in one form or another. Since I’ve realized my own, personal beliefs and become sensitive to generalizations, I now assume most people are of a variety of faiths and, like myself, are wary of discrimination. Although I enjoy religious discussion and debate (I feel there’s no true answers), I avoid discussing religion socially until I feel that someone has openly raised question or offered to share their beliefs. I have been placed in the position where there was casual religious discussion and someone openly inquired about my beliefs. There were people within earshot who held very strict beliefs and would see me differently if they knew mine. It made me very uncomfortable. I’m sure others feel the same way, and still others are merely sensitive to the fact that not everyone holds the same beliefs.
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Name : Bren, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Bisexual, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Pagan, Age : 25, City : Detroit, State : MI, Country : United States, Occupation : Day Care Director, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Lower middle class,God is not recognized in religions, God is tought to be feared. Man normally runs from or destroys what he fears. The God concept in religions is Hierarchy (a philosophy; man has nothing to physically touch except himself): the Great Whore, monarchy, one world government, for as a man believes so shall he ‘be’ and his society. Man is terrorized into believing Hierarchy from his own mental position of an inward knowing that one knows all (666, if one knows all there’s nothing more to learn). God is not a system of belief but the ever-present suggestion acceptance/Learning/Love. “Learning” goes on through Eternity. GOD IS. Ideology or beliefs are what structure (purpose of mind: builder) our being and the primary need of any being is to survive and procreate.
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Name : Jerome, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Age : 57, City : Albion, State : IL, Country : United States, Occupation : maintence, Education level : Technical School,We live in a very religious culture. Everyone from the preacher to the sinner has religion. However, not everyone in this ‘religious’ culture has Jesus. We need to forget about this religious bit and focus on our salvation through Jesus Christ. Only he can save your soul. Not sacred doctrines that spark conversation. Most which may not conform to the beliefs of christianity. There’s a lot of religions and doctrines out there in the world. But the bible is the only book I need. If you don’t know Jesus, you don’t know anything!
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Name : Brian, Gender : M, Religion : Christian, Age : 19, City : Rochester, State : MI, Country : United States, Occupation : Student, Education level : 2 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,Religions carry preverted descriptions of a god of control, power, and judgment. This is threatning to individuality (soul), for it allows only one direction for one to go; you have no say in the matter… you don’t count, accept (believe) this or be damned. The terroristic acceptance carries a control over the mind to probagate the belief; the belief in Hierarchy: The Great Whore/ selling clarity (Christ) of the mind to be open to learn and understand. The individuals’ soul (conscious and subconscious) is displaced and he/she functions as subjects of hypnotist in a system of control. The blind shall lead the blind and they shall both end up in predition.
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Name : Jerome, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Age : 57, City : Albion, State : IL, Country : United States, Occupation : maintence, Education level : Technical School,I find it uncomfortable to talk about religion with a group of people mainly because I am ignorant about the subject. Religion is a facinating thing, but I put my faith in science. Anyway, what fun is there in arguing the existence of god or the billion other theological questions out there?
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Name : Danny-Richardson, Race : White/Caucasian, Age : 25, City : Tallahassee, State : FL, Country : United States, Occupation : Forensic Scientist,Experience has shown many people that bringing up religion and politics often leads to emotionally heated debates that they would rather avoid.
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Name : Michael20697, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : bi-curious (mostly straight), Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Agnostic, Age : 20, City : Livingston, State : LA, Country : United States, Occupation : undergrad, Education level : 2 Years of College,
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