As a Christian I find that I am at my best when I have positive relationships with people who are different from me. This carries over into what I read as well. In fact, I often feel pandered to when reading some Christian authors whose only intent is to make me feel superior to everyone else.
I was just wondering if there are people out there like me? One of my best friends is an Atheist and Liberal in Alaska, one is a Pagan and Conservative in Texas. I have many Muslim and Jewish friends as well. Sometimes we argue, but our respect for each other is not based on membership in a club. My efforts to establish such relationships here has been, so far unsuccessful.
Just curious. Chime in if you're open minded! Love to hear from you.
2007-12-04 09:05:24 · 25 answers · asked by Callen 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Gandalf, I'm a Fundie.
Better block me.
BTW Tolkien was a Christian.
2007-12-04 09:13:38 · update #1
I have several Chrisitan friends. It's hard to have friends if you exclude Christians in America.
I have some of the best conversations with a particular Christian friend of mine. He is very well read, intelligent, and only questions my beliefs, never challenges menacingly, or anything else a militant Christian might do, but he is very firmly within his faith, and I respect him too much to challenge it.
He is fun loving and can play a mean guitar :)
2007-12-04 09:11:23 · answer #1 · answered by Euphonie 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There are obnoxious jerks on all sides of any subject. i discover it ironic that the severe christians and the severe atheists tend to act very comparable even even with the indisputable fact that they are those proclaiming the toughest how extra useful t hello are then the different. Being mormon I see the two sides. i'm getting the severe christians telling me i'm in a cult and going to hell and am no longer a christian, blah blah and then severe atheists sometimes say an identical ingredient with the added you're brainwashed, have no training, moron, blah blah blah i think of maximum folk have their very own perspectives and ideology, many are very stable and opinionated approximately them, yet dont droop to being obnoxious jerks. If a christian or an atheist is being over the precise impolite or obnoxious of their answer or question i visit call them on it if I see it.
2016-10-10 06:12:13 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most of my friends are Christian. I once was one myself. Hell, my wife is non-denominational Christian/Agnostic theist (depending on the day).
My goal as an Atheist activist is to get religion out of the political discourse so all can worship, or not worship, without their private beliefs stepping on my rights. When people legislate their morality or spew hate from the public forum as a result of private belief, they damage our society and, at their worst, increase human suffering.
Most moderate theists don't want to harm anyone and just want peace. My goal is to get us there through rational public discourse.
So yes, I love my Christian/theist friends and they call me their favorite heathen. Cheers!
2007-12-04 09:20:11 · answer #3 · answered by deusexmichael 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not including my R&S contacts, all of my friends are Christians, Deists, or agnostic. Most of them are Christians. I don't currently know any atheists outside of R&S. The last time I had an atheist friend was in high school.
2007-12-04 09:17:36 · answer #4 · answered by Pull My Finger 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sure, and it doesn't bother any of us. I go to church for weddings, I have been invited to a mosque and sat with my head covered and respectful of my friend's beliefs, I usually ask friends invited to eat at home if they have any religious rules about food or allergies.
Respect is all. Then you can have fun. And when talking about religion politeness is the rule, you can shout, you can't be rude. I have learned more about different religions during our discussions/arguments than anywhere else.
2007-12-04 09:17:26 · answer #5 · answered by didi 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Most of us do. We are a smaller group, most are not outspoken about being an atheist (i.e. a good friend of mine of 18+ years only found it out about me last year), so other non believers are not always easy to come by offline. So most of our friends are religious, in the U.S. here, that means most are likely to be of a Christian branch. My closest two friends happen to be Catholic.
2007-12-04 09:13:32 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Of course I do. But I draw the line at fundies.
Edit: As you wish. Consider it done. And I don't give a rat's azz about Tolkiens delusions. He was heavily into fantasy.
2007-12-04 09:10:03 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes I do, it is very healthy. I agree with you that having a mutual respect is key to the friendship. If you spend too much time with people who think like you it may make you a little arrogant.
2007-12-04 09:08:35 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes. lots. In real life and here on R&S.
Princess, Ecterbob, Gumby, Delilah, Problem....there are a lot of really nice respectful Christians on here.
2007-12-04 09:08:09 · answer #9 · answered by Jeff S Phoenix_AM 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I have a mixture of pagan, witch, heathen, agnostic and Christian friends and several of them are very close. Close enough that I'd go to battle for them without thinking about what their religion is.
Where we disagree on religion, we don't discuss it.
2007-12-04 09:30:45 · answer #10 · answered by Aravah 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋