do you have friends of different religions or?

Question

are most of your mates from the same faith as you? If you have friends from other religions, which ones, and what if anything have you learned from them and about their beliefs that you find interesting?

EDIT - STONED: How truly sad, that in the midst of such a nice and positive post & answers, you had to introduce hatred and discord. I'm sure that none of the people you hang around with are 'stabbing you in the back' - but I'm also sure they must be fed up with your spiteful comments and irrational generalisations. Consider yourself blocked.

Answer 1

I am a secular Humanist who has friends who are orthodox Jews, Episcopalians, Roman Catholics, secular Jews, atheists, Humanists, Wiccans, Baptists, Methodists, non-denominational Christians, and Quakers. What I admire about them is how they live their lives with respect for themselves and others. From a Humanist's standpoint, that's what matters most about a person.

Answer 2

What a great question, I wonder what you are trying to determine about the people who reply to this.
Anyway, to answer your question I have friends with quite a few religious beliefs.
I have Catholic, Mormon, Jehovah's Witnesses, Baptist, Born Again Christians, Buddhist, Muslim,Church of England, Jews, Eastern Orthodox, Hindus, Lutherans.
It would take a lot of space to say what I have learned from each one specifically. I have learned that the true believer will not try to influence my beliefs or criticize them, they lead by example. We get along because we give each other the respect of leaving their beliefs alone and not being critical. I have tried to learn something of each of these religions with which I could talk to my friends about, like the various religious holidays, their meanings and how it affects the lives they live. They appreciate my interest and the honor I give to them by not being critical in any way. They do the same for me in turn.
I have met people casually who were in cults and I stay away from them because while I would not want to offend, I feel strongly against the beliefs, so I just let them do what they want, I can't be friends with radicals in religion or in politics. I think if we afforded more people this respect we would have amore peaceful world.

Answer 3

My friends include most religions ,`though I don`t actrually know any Shinto Buddhists or Taoists LOL.
I`ve learnt that not every Muslim is a fanatic ready to kill me for being British ,however I already knew that since i`ve had Muslim friends for many years.I`ve learnt that not every Jew sounds like Chaim Topol LOL or Harvey Fierstein.I`ve learnt that ,though I was Christened ,I`d be ashamed to be known as a Christian since they`re the LEAST tolerant religion of all faiths.

Answer 4

I have friends who are Catholic, non-denominational Christian, agnostic, Jewish, and Wiccan. My wife is Baptist, my parents and sister are Methodist. My brother-in-law is Pentacostal, my father-in-law is atheist (raised Jewish), my mother-in-law (spirits rest her soul) was Buddhist (non-practicing). I've had friends who were Mormon, Druidic, and I even knew a practitioner of Voudon. I've never had a friend who professed to be Muslim, but it wouldn't bother me in the least. I once knew a guy who practiced (honest!) the ways of the Jedi!

I have attended Catholic masses, Methodist and Baptist services, a Mormon service, and plenty of pagan gatherings. The one thing I have learned from all of this is that there is no one universal truth. We must each seek our own path to the divine, and no one group is any more right than another.

I'm Wiccan (raised Methodist), if it matters.

Answer 5

I am an atheist and, because I work in New York, I have friends in just about any religion you care to mention. There are a fair sprinkling of Christians, 2 Jews, and e Hindus in my family also - all married in.

Answer 6

Why not be honest with the infants chief and tell him the shown fact which you're suffering and that this faith is particularly not your person yet your mothers and fathers. Then, possibly he would desire to signify a e book for you like Case for Christ or info that calls for a Verdict or The previous due great Planet Earth. Ask them to desire with you for God to show you what's the final course. The Bible says, "seek for me and you will locate me in case you seek for me alongside with your entire heart." possibly your mom has lead you down the final course however the impacts of television and public college instructors has puzzled your thinking? merely bear in concepts that not all religions can all be ideal. all of them say distinctive issues so in basic terms you are going to be ultimate.

Answer 7

I'm atheist, my husband and kids are Muslim, most of my co-workers are Christian, but a few are Jewish, and my friends are a mixture of Pagans, Jews, Christians, Muslims, and atheists.

We discuss our beliefs sometimes (my husband and some of our Jewish friends discussed the fasting traditions in their religions), but we don't argue about anything. I do tend to have fairly intelligent, open-minded and tolerant friends, though.

Answer 8

I'm a muslim.. n muslims are cool n all but I just cant ick it with my own kind.. I chill with jews ( YES JEWS they are actually pretty damn clever.. I dont like them but I hang out with them to learn from them .. The way they talk as if there isnt a difference between me n them all the while trying to stab me in the back ... but dont get me wwrong they are cool ppl.. just not loyal )... I LOVE hanging around fanatic christians ( they bloody hilarious everything is a sin ) ... um other christians are cool but the fanatics ones are the best! The only religion I cant stand is Hinduism( the atrocities commited by them in the name of their religion.. welll lets say if asian lives were 'worth' as much as americans.. the whole world would condem them) ... Oh god how I pray India would be stricken with plague all over again.. May they all die and rot in hell n soon please god please do something about the bloody indians

Unfortunantly I have learnt nuttin about the beliefs of my friends from them .. I know more about THEIR beliefs than them

But they're fun to be around so hey differnt strokes for different folks.. My world would not be fun without the jews, atheists, christians.. My world however CAN do WITHOUT hindus

Answer 9

Yes

Answer 10

I'm an atheist, my friends are all Catholic or other form of Christian.

Nothing in regard to beliefs is a part of our friendship, we generally just don't discuss it.