To all the atheist..?

Question

When you got married did you get married in a CHURCH (IN THE NAME OF GOD, I NOW PRONOUNCE YOU HUSBAND AND WIFE)?
Do you CARRY money in your pocket (IN GOD WE TRUST)?
And why do you get angry when CHRISTIANS TALK ABOUT THERE RELIGION.
AND WHY ARE YOU SO RUDE?
AND WHERE IS YOUR TOLERANCE?

Answer 1

you rock girl

Answer 2

I am an Agnostic and the only reason I married in the church is because my husband is christian and he asked that of me.

I rarely carry money.. I do practically everything electronically.

You can talk about your religion but there is a difference between talking about it and shoving your opinions forcefully down someone elses throat. You show a great lack of tolerance to those who are non-christian. It seems as though you missed Sunday School the day they taught Love Thy Neighbor & Judge Not Lest Ye Be Judged.

As for rudeness, one only gets respectful answers either here or in the real when one shows trespect themselves. Try it and the tone of the answers will change.

Answer 3

Let's see:
1) I got married in an outdoor park by the local justice of the peace. All he said was by the power vested in me by the state I now pronounce you husband and wife.
2) I carry the money because it is the current means of completing financial transactions, I would have to use it whether it said in God We Trust or Bozo is a Clown.
3) I could care less if Christians talk about their religions, it's the ones who try and cram it down the throats of other that I take exception with.
4) I'm only rude to people when they are to me it's instinctual.
5)I have an extreme amount of tolerance, where is yours?

Answer 4

I did not get married in a church. I would not, could not. We were pronounced partners in life. My hubby has no male chauvinistic ideologies. There was no god in our ceremony.

I don't carry money. I carry credit/debit cards. I do not trust in a make believe skydaddy. However, if you want to start a movement so that atheists can have their own money printed I would get behind you on that.

I do not get angry when xtians talk about their religion, if they have courtesy and manners. However, I do get very angry at willfull ignorance and the rudeness with which they treat others. Their elitist, know it all attitude is a bother and I will admit that I do not like 99% of xtians. However my SOP in dealing with them in life is to ignore them.

Rude? Look in the mirror and remember that every action has an equal and opposite reaction.

Tolerance? I will tolerate anyone believing anything they want to, however I will not tolerate others trying to make their superstitious religious beliefs into law. I might ask why you see atheists as intolerant simply for stating their opinions, when the xtian religion by commandment from 'god' is the epitome of intolerance.

Answer 5

I did not get married in a Church. My wife and I chose a Unitarian Universalist minister who did not mention God once in the ceremony. We used a Jewish Chuppah in the ceremony because we liked the symbolism and the intimacy of having our four closest friends representing the community that supports us.

I do carry money in my pocket. I don't have any choice in what is said on the money. Would you be tolerant if it said "In Zeus We Trust", or "In The Tooth Fairy We Trust"?

I don't get angry at all when Christians talk about their religion in their churches. I do get angry when Christians try to talk about their religion in public school science classrooms.

I would be more tolerant of Christianity if it was more tolerant of Atheism.

Is there something in your life where you are in the minority and you find it troubling that the majority has power over you? If not, do you have enough empathy to imagine what it must be like? Please do not resent us for fighting for justice and keeping the U.S. a great place with liberty and justice for ALL.

Answer 6

1. never married - but if I was "in the name of God" is okay "in the name of a Christian God" is not okay.

2. yes, I carry money... so what does that have to do with anything?

3. I don't get angry when Christians talk about their religion ( I just don't want to here it, nor would I want my children to be exposed to it).

4. I am less rude than most Christians I have ever known.

5. I am also more tolerant than most Christians.

Answer 7

I wouldn't get married in a church, even if it was with the finest piece of a** around.
What would you suggest I carry in lieu of money? By the way, when I think about it, I cross out that line with an indelible marker (and no, it's not illegal to do so).
It's not the talk of your religion that's bothersome, it's the condescension.
Rude...isn't that the pot calling the kettle black?
Tolerance...do you really know what that word means? I've been reading in this section for about 3/4 hour now and have read 4 or so posts from you directed at atheists, and not in a positive way.

Answer 8

I'm not married. If I did get married to a Christian, I would probably have the ceremony in a church if she really wanted it, but my vows would not mention god.

With much regret, I carry money (not much!) that says in god we trust. I hate that it has to say that. It's only there because in the '50's the people and gvt were afraid of communism and it's atheism. It's very, very, very ,very ,very unconstitutional and a shame it can't be changed.

I only get angry when people try and force their religion on me.

I'm not rude, ask anyone who knows me. I only get angry at some questions and comments and can type rude things sometimes.

My tolerance exists so much as those around me can be tolerant of my atheism. I think that's where we need more tolerance.

Answer 9

I am not in the habit of tolerating stupidity (1).
I carry money in god we trust because that is the way it was printed and I cannot carry it any other way (2). Furthermore, that question is ridiculous.
I have not gotten married yet, but I am sure that when I do, it will probably be in a church because its convention (3), just as good manners are convention.

I am not rude, I just cannot tolerate stupidity. I try to close my ears (metaphorically) but then people ask me why so I get annoyed. Its like someone trying to convince you of the easter bunny and talking about it over and over again and MAKING you hear it, which is simply annoying. So when you feed some logic back to them, they are "offended" because they themselves see the ridiculousness of their beleif (and has a side effect of seeming rude, because its the trust) (4)....but still want to beleive it for emotional hardwiring and comfort sake.

Answer 10

1. I don't intend to get married in a church. In a courtroom would be nice.
2. "In God We Trust" wasn't put onto the US dollar until 1965. There was once this idea of creating a separation of church and state, but apparently the bigots took over.
3. I don't get angry when Christians talk about their religion, I get angry when Christians challenge my lack of religion.
4. Were those last two question pointed towards yourself?

Answer 11

I am not married. But when I am married, it will be in a Unitarian Church (Don't know that that is? Look it up.) God will not be mentioned.

I don't really have much of a choice of what the money I must use says, do I? It would be silly to refuse to use money because of a few lines of text printed on them. I hardly ever look at my money, other than to see how much it is, anyway.

I don't get angry at all. The only times I get angry are when Christians try to convert me, tell me I'm going to hell, or try to turn their beliefs into our laws. Then I get mad.

I don't recall ever being rude to you. I answered your questions and said nothing against you.

You seem to be the one without tolerance, my dear.