people push religion? I want to know from personal experiences where you have had someone try to force their religion on you. Please do not give examples of encounters on the internet. I want real life situations please. Maybe I can learn from others experiences. Thanks.
2007-07-09 05:45:21 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I find it totally offensive for religious people to push what they believe onto other people through laws and policies. Why SHOULDN’T homosexuals be allowed to be married? So the Bible YOU believe in says it’s wrong, why should everyone else suffer? Why should “creationism” be taught in public schools? It’s NOT SCIENCE! Why should there be prayer or Bible study in public schools? It’s not my religion, why should my taxes go to pay to teach my children something I don’t want pushed on them in the first place?
2007-07-09 05:54:28 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 2⤋
My mother pushed religion on me in a bad way years ago. What I mean by bad is, she would literally quote something from the Bible and turn around and do the opposite thing. To me, in my mind, my thinking was 'Gee, if this is how people act when they believe in the Bible, then I don't want to read it.' I grew up, and am reading and understanding things on my own. Now, at 33 years old, I find things make even more sense than someone trying to explain it to me. (Especially someone that didn't pratice what they preached.) Good news is I believe now that my mother is relaxing a lot more and what she says she is doing. Which is a good thing for me to see.
2007-07-09 12:51:45 · answer #2 · answered by SDC 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I've been very fortunate: the only such encounters I've had that come to mind were the occasional visits of Jehovah's Witnesses to the house I used to live in. But there are reliable reports of other Wiccans getting shot at for practicing their beliefs; if you don't find that offensive and alarming, I honestly don't know what else to say.
2007-07-09 12:49:26 · answer #3 · answered by prairiecrow 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Other than simple things like people knocking on my door to preach their religion to me...
I've had people who have asked me outright what religion I am, and when I replied that I was atheist, then proceded to tell me I was doomed to go to Hell. (This happened to me several times where I work, it's also happened to me in social situations.)
In my state, you can't buy liquor on Sundays because of other people's religious beliefs.
Scientific breakthroughs that could save millions of lives are held up by people due to their religious beliefs.
Every time I pick up a coin or a dollar, I see "In God We Trust" written on it. (Now you might think that atheists are "ridiculous" and make a "big deal" out of it, but I would bet that Christians would be pretty vocal about objecting if the coins and dollars said "Praise Allah" on them.)
Loving couples I know are unable to marry because of someone else's religious beliefs. My cousin was driven to near-suicide by the condemnation she received from her own friends and people in her town when she came out as a lesbian.
A presidential *candidate* said "No, I don't know that atheists should be considered as citizens, nor should they be considered patriots. This is one nation under God." and not only was it considered OK that he said that, but he still got elected. If he had said something like that about any other religious or ethnic group, the outcry would have been deafening.
Those are just a few examples.
2007-07-09 12:56:07 · answer #4 · answered by Jess H 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I had a first grade teacher that required everyone to pray before lunch. This was after the Supreme Court ruled it unconstitutional, but she did it anyway. She finally got told to stop or be fired. She stopped.
Where I once lived, I had a group of religious people attempt to stop a play in a non-profit (but private, no government money went to it) auditorium because it offended their religious beliefs (it wasn't anti-Christian, it was "Oh, Calcutta"). Sorry, their religion wasn't mine, and that IS an attempt to force one religion on another.
2007-07-09 12:57:32 · answer #5 · answered by The Doctor 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
People have come to my door with brochures about their religion. They're very polite and when I tell them I'm not interested, they say "have a nice day" and they leave. So this isn't really "pushing," it's more like "searching" for people who are interested in learning about their religion.
2007-07-09 12:49:56 · answer #6 · answered by Elaine P...is for Poetry 7 · 6⤊ 0⤋
Umm are there no Mormons where you are? They send their teenagers to other cities specifically to push their religion on other people. Jehovahs Witnesses go door to door. Hari Krishnas are still at some airports. WWJD bumper stickers. Huge billboards advertising churches. UNDER GOD in the pledge of alliegance. IN GOD WE TRUST on all our currency (this is why I seldom carry cash any more, it isn't on my atm card). Need I continue?
2007-07-09 12:52:02 · answer #7 · answered by mikalina 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Um, ok - Jehova's Witnesses constantly beating down my door, not taking NO for an answer, and continuing to come back when they have been asked not to.
My born-again southern baptist dad constantly preaching at me that I'm a horrible person (for being pagan) and that not only am I going to burn in hell but also my child because I'm not taking her to church.
It's my ******* choice people - not yours to make for me what path I "need" to follow.
2007-07-09 13:38:39 · answer #8 · answered by Jylsamynne 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Have you ever heard of Blue Laws? You cannot buy a car on Sunday in Illinois. You cannot buy alcohol in South Carolina on Sunday.
I regularly have religious people banging on my door on weekend mornings trying to sell me religion. I regularly find religious fliers on my windshield at the mall.
2007-07-09 12:52:43 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I've been assailed in parking lots (had to drive off as he kept on going), driven to "Conversion" parties by family, yelled at by friends, and preached to by public school teachers and counsels.
Most Christians are fine people, some are not.
2007-07-09 12:52:23 · answer #10 · answered by Herodotus 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋