Who is pushing their religious views on you?

Question

Is it someone close to you, your community, this country as a whole? Certainly it's not just the people here or you wouldn't come back... where did this start?


(sorry GORDO, another stupid question!)

Answer 1

Actually, on Yanswers, I've found more anti-religious folk pushing their agendas as opposed to the religious...

Answer 2

This question doesn't have one answer, but many. Someone close to me believes my religious views are silly. My community thinks people of my faith are all bad. This country, if it was at all concerned with its' citizens spiritual health, would not give a rat's *** if those who believe what I do just rolled over and died. It is the sad truth. But that won't change my ways.

Answer 3

Everybody is free to follow any religion in this world. There are some religion in the world who want to expand their religion base If this is done by ethical means, is not wrong. I think in the end all religions preach the same thing. I appeal to all the religious leaders of world community to preach all the people to believe and respect GOD and not a particular religion so as to have attitude of brotherhood amongst all the religions

Answer 4

Perhaps, YOU ?
Is your question intolerant of religion, thus pushing atheism maybe ?

sorry bro,
your question didn't specify,
so anyone could "misread" the intent or target of your question. By the way, what's the intent of your question? We don't want to live like people in China who get attacked or arrested or persecuted or tortured for expressing anything or even trying to share beliefs which some people might benefit and appreciate, despite that others won't. Peace to all ! :)

Answer 5

this is a forum where we can ,in a certain way, ague and discuss such topics. it is thoughs whom worship "god", not all of them, but a good number of them. here we may ask ans answer without those talking over us as we speak. you culd say they corner the market and are determin to keep the monopoly they have. besides they have alot to lose and to account for. there are those who are very reasonable and have doubts yet endur on with ther faith. It is those who blindly march forward over anyone to heaven not matter the cost that force there belief upon others. people should think and act for themselves, to decide what is right by reason and logic. there are nessasary evils in the world, it is to us to decide as a people what is best for us all.
we have to have options to choose from in our lives, the chioses that we make and how we live with those desitions is what defines us.

Answer 6

The Catholic church.
I enrolled in a newly singled ,divorced group.
I was told it was non-denominational and there for others to help with the healing process.
We open with prayers and are inundated with religious scripture and quotes .We do have group talks and real life views .
Then we close with prayers and most of the speakers always relate how they gave their problem to god .
I don`t believe in a god and have no reason to except this constant yammering about his existence .
The group talks help but I find the religious crap just to be a chance for them to enlist more sheep to the flock.

Answer 7

So far, it hasn't been anyone on here that's pushed their views on me. But I haven't been on here more than maybe a month, so that could change. So it's not here or you're right, I wouldn't be here. I don't hang around people that can't stop pressuring me to believe something.

It can be society as a whole at times, but not necessarily. When we get things flared up, be it over abortion, politics, the Christmas Wars(ie: whether or not stores should say "Merry Christmas" or "Happy Holidays" that was a big deal last year), etc, then religion tends to flood airwaves and grates on my nerves, but it fades. It's not the worst thing I've dealt with.

The people who've forced their religion on me has been my family, with two specific individuals to blame. One of them has been verbally and emotionally abusive to me, not just in religious matters, but elsewhere as well. She just happens to have a talent for hiding her abuse behind the Bible, which is sad in a way as that's so not what Christianity's about, despite it's flaws.

The other is more recent, a cousin of mine who's a missionary. Not that there's anything wrong with that. My problem has been that he tends to bring his work home with him to bother the rest of the family, namely me. He's bothered my parents a bit with his constant asking for money(even if we gave just the previous month, we're expected to give because we're family), but really bothered me within the last couple of years since we've been in college.

I don't know if he's figured out I'm atheist or if he just thinks I'm a "lazy Christian" who doesn't go to church, but he's targeted me for unsolicited proselytization and religious discussions with the intent of putting me on the spot, usually in front of the rest of the family. He's ambushed me with questions like; "Where do you go to church?" out of the blue when we might have been discussing a movie or game a second before.

It's very uncomfortable being put on the spot and I can't say I particularly enjoy hearing how poorly he thinks of the people he preaches to(he's stated on more than one occasion that they "don't lead very Christian lives") either. Yes, his job is his religion, but he can get a bit overzealous about how often he talks about it and who he talks about it with.

If it wasn't so on-the-spot and out of the blue when I haven't asked, I probably wouldn't mind, but that's how he is, so it greatly bothers me to have to listen to it.

So they're the ones who are "pushing" religion on me. Society only has a little bit to do with it and usually more when there's been a flare up and more attention cast on religious or political matters. It certainly isn't anyone on here, so I apologize if anyone's managed to get that idea from me. It's my family that's been pushing it on me for the better part of twenty-five years.

If I wanted more of that sort of abuse, I could visit those two members of my family. I wouldn't be here if that's what I was getting. People have been thankfully very decent to me here, so I'm happy to keep coming here to learn and share my own thoughts, even if I and others clash at times.

Answer 8

I think everyone is affected by anyone in thier vacinity who holds to a religeon...I think it just depends to what degree. Also, if a person convinces another person, would his method constitute as pushing? I don't think so. I think it also depends on if his methods are welcome or not. If all christians truly lived what they preached, could you honestly say that your view of them and what they have to say wouldn't be just a little different?

Answer 9

my so called family, I fell in love with a wonderful man when i was 18, married him 6 months later have been married for 11 yrs have to wonderful children, but no contact with my family or his family because we decided not to stay with the religion we were born into. JEHOVAHS WITNESSES SUK

Answer 10

I had an aunt try it once. But for an atheist, I feel I've led a rather un-pushed-upon life. Of course, I occasionally feel a bit annoyed by the "in God we trust" on amercian coins, but nothing's perfect, eh?