Why do people read things into questions that are just not there?

Question

I have been having some trouble with my questions

My last three to be precise, people have assumed i want to be rude to my family
People have assumed that i am Christian
And people have accused me of saying they want to kill people and that they are taking up arms because i used the word militant. I did some checking and it as the right word - meaning a fighter or someone who is agressive. How can I get into trouble for people not understanding or misreading things?

I can play cut and past too - from the oxfod university press

mili•tant /mltnt/ adj. using, or willing to use, force or strong pressure to achieve your aims, especially to achieve social or political change: militant groups / leaders Some trade unions have a more militant approach to pay negotiations. a militant feminist movement
mili•tancy /nsi/ noun [U]: a growing militancy amongst the unemployed mili•tant noun: Student militants were fighting with the police. mili•tant•ly adv.

I believe I was using it in the adjective (and I do not believe that unions took guns to pay negosiations)

sorry everyone - here is the link

http://www.oup.com/oald-bin/web_getald7index1a.pl

and here is yours

Main Entry: mil·i·tant
Pronunciation: -t&nt
Function: adjective
1 : engaged in warfare or combat : FIGHTING
2 : aggressively active (as in a cause) : COMBATIVE

I believe you deleted this important part.

synonym see AGGRESSIVE
- militant noun
- mil·i·tant·ly adverb
- mil·i·tant·ness noun

Answer 1

Y O U N E E D T O E N U N C I A T E!
Be clearer for the sake of the slower minded people on this forum.

Answer 2

Isn't Yahoo Answers grand?

Many people have an agenda or just don't look far past their own noses. If you want to do an experiment that I tried. Ask a question like "Once saved always saved?" Or something about Catholics and Protestants or whatever. Then in the details write "This is a test. Just respond "two points" if you read this far" You will be shocked at how many people didn't even read your details much less care about your question.
(Sorry for the long answer)
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AhmMrjp3h7z3BkA6xT.kaI_sy6IX?qid=20070211180251AAhsim9

Answer 3

Well what exactly is a militant atheist? Being passionate about truth rationality and evidence isn't being militant in my book.

Answer 4

From Merriam-Webster dictionary:

mil·i·tant
Pronunciation: -t&nt
Function: adjective
1 : engaged in warfare or combat : FIGHTING
2 : aggressively active (as in a cause)

Answer 5

People assume because they think they know the answer
Nobody is a mind reader, everyone should ASK not assume

Answer 6

You asked the question, and people are going to answer you. People interpret things differently. We are not misreading things; it's different people with different opinions. Isn't that why you asked your question? For different views on your question?

Answer 7

Well then you need to learn to be precise because people do jump into conclusions. If they didn't there would be so much harmony on this Earth.

Answer 8

maybe it is the way you are wording your questions that is confusing people make sure to word it correctly otherwise you will have a bunch of people who have absolutely no idea what the hell you are talking about

Answer 9

Differences of interpretation of the "word", thank you for this wonderful example to Fundies, that it is possible to interpret text differently!!!!

I could just kiss you!!!!!!!!

Answer 10

People think I'm an Atheist here, I know what you mean.