I dunno if I would or not... tis a question that nags my so called open mind...
2007-12-13 21:27:40 · 34 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Casa- Perhaps you would be correct if I had used the word offended but I did not. I stated that I may lose some respect for them. As to me, you must be somewhat the dullard to believe in fairy tales.
2007-12-13 21:58:30 · update #1
I actually thought about this this morning.
What if I had a kid and they turned round to me and said that they believed in god.
I say you can't choose what you believe in, so would very well accept it.
2007-12-13 21:30:18 · answer #1 · answered by heidavey 5 · 7⤊ 0⤋
That depends I guess on whether or not they turned into fundamentalist bible thumpers (assuming it's the Christian God you're referring to) If they just found "God", that's not a huge problem, even if they wanted to attend church each week, still not much of a big deal. However, if they started preaching to me every day, telling me I should be doing this and that and that I'm going to hell etc...I can't say that the relationship would last very long. If by loved-ones you mean, partners. If you mean close relatives or very close friends, then no....but the same thought applies, I'd not be offended at all, but I don't want them shoving their beliefs down my throat ya know? Then I most definitely would lose respect for them.
2007-12-13 22:18:25 · answer #2 · answered by town_cl0wn 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
only if they lost their respect for me ....
I had a very best friend who 'found God' and bit by bit, turned away from me, even tho I never once gave her grief about it... or tried to talk her out of it... I was actually happy for her, that she'd found a 'home' in her church and had a 'calling' that fulfilled her at last.... it really hurt that she not only left me, but also left the kids that she'd helped to raise, mine.... so we parted ways.... and now, I find that she's lost her way.... can I let the past go and call her and want to be pals again?... nope... I don't blame what happened on the church, but on her and where her heart stood..... she could have loved me anyways, but didn't..... so why should I ?.....
2007-12-14 00:08:10 · answer #3 · answered by meanolmaw 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My father has a deep relationship with god. I could have no more respect for anyone than I have for that man. Before my parents married, my mother got pregnant by someone other than my father. Knowing this child was not his, he married my mother and gave my oldest brother his name. He endured the mockery of his family and friends and nearly everyone around (they lived in Mississippi in the early 70s and my brother is mixed Black and white). This only proved to strengthen his faith in his god, as his god was the only one who would not judge him and my mom. He is one of the most intelligent and well educated men I know. He is addicted to the written word in all it's forms and encouraged my siblings and me to follow his example. He doesn't believe anything blindly without first checking the sources. Granted, he takes the bible as the word of god and a reliable source, but that is not his ONLY source for information concerning the christian faith. He is a college professor of Biblical interpretation. So, no, I can't say that I would lose respect for a loved one who has found god.
2007-12-13 21:44:02 · answer #4 · answered by lupinesidhe 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No I would be pleased, the nice thing about being an Atheists is that we and all around us are free to choose. Religion is used by twisted individuals to commit henious crimes in the name of their various books.... Atheists don't force anything on anyone. When was the last time you had a knock at the door and thought "Oh no not them bloody Atheists again!"
2007-12-13 21:41:55 · answer #5 · answered by krunchieuk 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If your loved one still beleived in Santa when they were 25 , would you respect them or try to help them ?
My 1st wife ' Found God' . I even attend Church and Bible study with her for a while . But in the end it just drove a wedge between us. 6 years of marriage was destroyed by 6 months of Christianity.
A second incident happened about a year ago , one ex-GF told me she was getting baptised, I tried to help her but at 1st she thought I was joking. I sent her some DVDs , so we could discuss the issues involved. She didn’t even bother watching them, I lost a lot of respect for her and it damaged our friendship. Now when I think of her , the words Dumb and Idiot spring to mind.
2007-12-13 21:49:31 · answer #6 · answered by londonpeter2003 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You might want to examine the meaning of "found God".
According to some religious texts, God exists in heaven and has sent some signs and messengers to Earth.
You might have lost respect for people who oppose or do not support your thoughts about life.
2007-12-13 21:33:54 · answer #7 · answered by timberline06450 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've been on both sides of this fence and can answer this .. If oneself is stable with who they are within themselves than it wont matter what anothers choice is whether it has to do with religion , love , school, ect. It's a choice within and usually not one open for debate. kind of like the way people dress or the way they choose to wear their hair ...hopefully most people are not that self absorbed
2007-12-13 21:36:12 · answer #8 · answered by kitchenwitch 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Very Good Question... I am not Atheists, but my opinion every Religion teaches you to respect and love your Loved ones and to have an open mind is good so what ever path they decide to take, we can still respect and love them
2007-12-13 22:50:37 · answer #9 · answered by Yvette E 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It depends, if they found god through a method of deep, analytical contemplation, with a strong philosophical basis to justify their belief, even if I did not believe their arguments, I still would maintain a similar respect.
2007-12-13 21:59:41 · answer #10 · answered by Ivor L 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Perhaps, if they'd heard the arguments against their religion of choice, and their reasoning to believe in spite of them was something along the lines of "It feels right in my heart"
It also depends on how into the religion they got.
2007-12-13 21:50:25 · answer #11 · answered by Rick in the Santa hat 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋