where would you draw the line?

Question

depending on your beliefs...how far into your lives would you allow a christian or an athiest. (whatever is your opposite)

would you marry one?

would you hire one to take care of your kids while you worked?

would you hire one as an employee at your business?

what would you let them be in your life, and what wouldn't you?

Answer 1

It's doubtful if I could have any kind of relationship with an evangelical Christian unless they kept their views to themselves, but that is something that evangelicals don't do in my experience.

Answer 2

Marry one? Not again. I was married to a christian, and it was tough. That isn't the reason the marriage failed, but it didn't help matters either.

Nanny/ Daycare? As long as they checked out criminally, I wouldn't have a problem with it. They would be instructed not to "preach" to my children while they were there as a condition of employment.

Employees? If I owned a business, one, religion would be a topic not to be discussed at work. As the owner of a business, I have the right to make that call. Now, concerning employees. If you can make me the most money, while keeping my expenses to a minimum, you are the person for the job. When it comes to business, I see one thing, green.

Actually, some of my very close friends are christian. This is one area where we agree to disagree. If you limit your friends, aquaintances, and business partners to only those who believe as you do, you will miss out on a lot in this world.

*Added*

For the answer that stated it was against the law to "descriminate" based on religion, you need to brush up on your law. Sure, public entities cannot. But, a private business may do as it pleases. While they may not be able to advertise as an Equal Oppotunity Employer, that is not a requirement when owning a business. Private businesses may do as they please during the hiring process.

Answer 3

I would not marry someone with opposite spiritual beliefs to my own, different sure, opposite, no.

I pretty much don't let anyone else take care of my children, other than people who have been my close friends for more than 20 years, and only the ones who also have children.

Hire one? Sure, if they are qualified for the job.

I have lots of friends with different religious views, but the ones with opposite views, never make it past acquaintance, in my mind.

Answer 4

Being a Christian, I wouldn't marry an atheist because the Bible tells me not to do that sort of thing, but I have no problem with hiring an atheist to take care of my kids when I'm at work or as an employee if I had a business. I would allow for atheists to be friends of mine, and I have current family members who are atheists. However, when it comes to choosing family members, ie. getting married, I wouldn't do that because the Bible commands me not to, and I follow the precepts of that book to the best of my ability for the most part, and believe it to be the inspired Word of God brought down for us to believe and follow.

Answer 5

Well, I'm already married to a Christian, so the marry option is out. I'd prolly draw the line if they were trying to teach my kids that there is no God. Aside from that, I'd let them be a friend, a teacher, an employee, a babysitter, a cashier...anything really. It's just another person to me.

Answer 6

Would I marry one? No, the bible tells us to be equally yoked lest you get pulled down.

Would I let one take care of my kids? That's just asking if the person is responsible and trustworthy, anyone of any religion can NOT be responsible or trustworthy. This does not apply to any 1 group except the group of people who aren't responsible or trustworthy. :)

Would I hire one as an employee? Sure, why wouldnt I? They would have to hear some of the word now and then, but I'm not going to shove it down their throat. I would use the bible verses as reminders on how to treat customers and coworkers. Just because I believe in it doesn't mean I expect them too, but that doesn't mean they can't learn something from it too.

They would always be held at arms reach so that I would not be pulled by down by their habits and sinful nature. I have my own sin to contend with, I dont need the temptation they offer on top of that. Most of the time they wouldn't be trying to hurt me like that, but it's best to avoid the situation entirely. We could talk and be coworkers, maybe go see a movie or something, but no more than that. Enough to show I care, but not enough to allow myself to be tempted. It's a fine line to walk, and dangerous, which is why we need to be strong in the Lord and built up.

Answer 7

I think I'm a little too opinionated and argumentative to have married someone of a different religion. I would have lost it if he would have tried to indoctrinate the sprouts. I would have a hard time hiring a Christian nanny/sitter for the same reason. As for as an employee, don't care, no witnessing/testifying at work.

Answer 8

I think I would draw the line at harm. I am a very religiously tolerant person, so their spiritual beliefs don't really matter to me. I am Wiccan, and have friends who are Christian, Asatru, Eccletic, and so on. I have people that I know who follow a Lucifarian path. Yes I would marry someone of a different faith, as I have. Yes I would allow them to care for my children as long as my childrens well being was first and foremost in their mind, I have hired people from different faiths, I have a Jehovah's Witness employed at this moment, it has no bearing on her work ethic, or whether she can do a good job or not.

Like I said, I would draw the line at harm, if I felt they were out to cause harm to myself, or my family and friends, then no they would not be in my life for very long.

Religious affiliation is not important to me, if what you believe makes you morally and ethically a good person, then you could worship at the altar of Tickle Me Elmo, and that would be fine with me.

Just don't force your views onto me, or my children, and respect what I believe and follow.

Answer 9

I'm Christian, so:

Marry atheist: no

Hire one as nanny: not intentionally, but my kids were in daycare, so they could have had atheist caretakers.

Hire one at business: sure, but I don't know how I'd know they were an atheist.

In terms of one being in my life, we'd have a limited friendship. Not because I thought of them as evil, but because my faith is a part of my daily life. My closest friends are Christian women. We just have more in common and when I go to them with an issue, I get sound advice with a Godly foundation.

See, I really have no problems with atheists because their lack of belief doesn't get in the way of my belief. I work with atheists now. Some I like, some I don't. I work with Christians now. Again, some I like and some I don't. I have several Jewish co-workers. Same theme...some I like and some I don't.

There are plenty of "good" people that are not Christian. The only thing is my faith says that we are called to be more than "good" people. We have to surrender to Christ. That's where our difference comes in.

Answer 10

I don't make my determination of a person based on religion, I base it on what kind of person they are. So the answer to these questions are I would pick the person I respect the most

The only question I think differently on is the marriage one. I could never marry a believer, there's just too much of a difference in beliefs to have that person be your soul mate

Answer 11

no i would not marry one . no i would not hire one to keep my children and put wrong thought into their heads. as long as they kept their opinion to themselves yes i would hire one at a business because everyone needs to work no matter what their beliefs are . as far as one being in my life no....but you also need to remember that a person can change