Atheist, Christians, Agnostics, ect....when do you consider the line to be crossed when discussing religion?

Answer 1

When people no longer use common courtesy and politeness.

Answer 2

For me, the line is crossed when respect is lost. I try to be respectful to others when religion is discussed, whether I agree or not. I admit, it's not easy, and I'm hardly a perfect person, so I probably do step over the line myself at times, even when I don't mean to. I'm sure others are the same.

But when a person intentionally disrespects my beliefs, they disrespect me, and that crosses the line for me. That's where I get extremely upset and ticked off, especially with people who believe I don't even deserve respect to begin with because I'm an atheist without a belief in God or anything at all.

It's almost a double standard sometimes, like atheists are supposed to respect believers, but the believers don't have to respect atheists. That gets to me a great deal, where it's like respect is lost before the conversation's even started. But most people are thankfully not like that, so it's usually a matter of whoever I'm talking to stepping on my toes first before I get really upset.

I can be respectful, others can be respectful, it's all about if both of us can remain so. The line gets crossed when one or the other disrespects the other person they're talking to. Most people are decent and can leave me be. But some like to push my buttons and disrespect me, so once that happens, the line gets crossed and I know I get upset.

So that's what does it for me. Trying to be respectful to another's beliefs, only to not have that courtesy returned.

Answer 3

It shouldn't get to a point of being crossed. Dont cast pearls amoung swine. Trying to get OUR point acroos is just arrogance and pride which many many Christians do. Jesus said more about listening than speaking yet most of these people cant shut their yap. Bottom line open your mind to ALL beliefs we are all in a learning process, once it crosses the " line" you are the fool

Answer 4

I am not easily offended, nor do I seek out to offend others. However, I know what is crossing the line is, and I know that I do not do it purposefully.

1) Do not bring innocent people into the debate. Like my kids for instance. I had a Christian lady tell me that I'm a bad mom because I'm not raising them christian. LEAVE MY KIDS OUT OF IT!!!

2) When someone calls me ignorant, or stupid, etc. Name-calling is ridiculous. I respond with names only when provoked.

3) When someone tries to say I'm attacking them when I'm clearly not. Like, if I'm stating God doesn't exist, and they say that it's a FACT he does, and that I'm being rude and disrespectful. It's MY fact, it's MY knowledge. We can believe in different versions of the truth. No one will ever really know who is right anyways, so there really IS no real truth.

4) Finally, when people report other people for no reason. I'm tired of people reporting some of my things when there is CLEARLY nothing wrong with it, or there is other things that are worse out there. Just because you don't agree with me doesn't mean you have to be spiteful.

Lets just agree to disagree and keep things cool.

Answer 5

Personally, I draw the line at actual bloodshed.

I'm kidding... I think the bloodshed can be amusing at times.

It's actually kind of a tradition in my family to discuss religion at meals, especially around the holidays. Off the top of my head, I can't remember the last holiday gathering that someone in the family wasn't stabbed with a fork, or kicked in the shins for pissing off the religious family members.

Earlier this year, my brother died. Funerals usually bring the family zealots out of the woodwork. While my father was tring to "save" me in a nice discussion about Jesus as compared to Apollonius of Tiana, my neice got upset and hit me in the knee with a metal spoon.

I still laugh about it. I even sent her a picture I photoshopped of Jesus and His Righteous Spoon of Truth.

-SD-

Answer 6

When it becomes emotional. The idea of religion is mostly emotion based, so if you do not hold the same beliefs as someone who is religious and you choose to discuss your beliefs with a religious person, that religious person becoming emotional is inevitable. When dealing with a person that is not religious, then you have a 50 50 chance of that person becoming emotional. Becoming emotional may cause a person to become irrational, when a human being becomes irrational, they tend to slash out at anything around them that threatens them in anyway. It's a natural human condition, an ingrained defense mechanism, and is difficult to avoid at times.

Answer 7

When anyone says that I'm going to Hell for my beliefs, that is when the line is being crossed.

What really pisses me off is when they tell me that I am going to Hell and they do it for no reason like they are the only ones allowed in Heaven and there is no hope for anyone else.

Answer 8

there are many lines people cross when they discuss religion.

#1) calling the other person stupid, or resorting to personal attacks.

#2) making fun of someone's beliefs with no intention of taking them seriously.

#3) posing trick questions in the hopes of getting a jumbled answer to use against them.

#40 talking down to them like you "know" they have nothing to teach you.

Answer 9

You can discuss things without being disrespectful of another person's faith or God. To make fun of what is another person's life and beliefs crosses that line.

Answer 10

Name calling. When one person or group, on either side resorts to a personal attack, youve crossed the line.

Answer 11

I've only crossed it a couple of times of which I am still regretful, but calling names is uncalled for.