Religious People

Myxomatosis · 10-03-2009 02:17AM #1

I had to let a maintenance guy into our apartment today and into a roommates room.

The room mate has stuff moved into the room for a few months but hasn't even spent a night here yet I don't think.

Anyway, first time I've seen inside the room and he has all these religious pictures set up on the desk, like a little shrine, or praying spot.

I honestly feel slightly uneasy about the prospect of living with this guy and him being so religious delusional.

How could you place any trust in a person who obviously has such little intelligence that he actually prays to "God"?

BTW this is not a thread about Religion, it's about a fundamental mistrust I have in religious people.

galwayrush · 10-03-2009 02:20AM

If he minds his own business, he can practice any religion he wants.
Religion, or non religion should be a private thing.

ottostreet · 10-03-2009 02:21AM

Leave him to it. I personally think religion is stupid and causes more problems than it cures. But as long as it doesnt personally affect you, why let it bother you?

Cunny-Funt · 10-03-2009 02:22AM

galwayrush wrote: »

should be a private thing.

Should be, it never is though.

Its only a matter of time before the brainwashing begins. Don't let him near your food!!!

Biggins · 10-03-2009 02:23AM

I'm not a religious person but if I came across one and he/she was a decent honest person who truly believed in trying more so to stick to a non-stealing, offending, etc religious life or living by a clean moral code - as long as they are not rubbing it in my face, I would have no problem with them.

Would you prefer a shifty junkie/drunk character instead?

Just hide your Scientology books!

trout · 10-03-2009 02:23AM

Does your roomie have any problem with you performing marriage ceremonies on pigeons in the privacy of your own room ?

Thought not.

So long as they are not carrying out any ritual slaughter of small animals ... I wouldn't even hold an opinion.

Saibh · 10-03-2009 02:24AM

Would you like it if they went into your room and they decided from what they saw in your room to not trust you?

Gummy Panda · 10-03-2009 02:24AM

Aslong as he doesn't use your blood for the sacrifices to the blood god, you should be okay

ps. If he offers you a drink, DONT ACCEPT IT!

Cunny-Funt · 10-03-2009 02:25AM

Biggins wrote: »

Just hide your Scientology books!

But wouldn't it be the guy with the shrine who would more likely have such books?

Or did you mean Science books?

Myxomatosis · 10-03-2009 02:26AM

Leave him to it?

Yeah right. It's ***** like this that climb clock towers with a rifle in hand.

I'm going to take him out before it's too late.

Cunny-Funt · 10-03-2009 02:27AM

Take him out?

To the GAY BAR, gay bar, gay bar.

pierrot · 10-03-2009 02:29AM

I'm with the OP. I'm not necessarily a militant atheist, but i'd find it difficult to take seriously somebody who was religious, especially with something serious.

Senna · 10-03-2009 02:31AM

Myxomatosis wrote: »

I'm going to take him out before it's too late.

Yeah dinner and a movie would be best, but as he's religious dont be expecting to get inside his pants on the first date.

The guy · 10-03-2009 02:31AM

Myxomatosis wrote: »

BTW this is not a thread about Religion, it's about a fundamental mistrust I have in religious people.

It's your problem OP, what he believes is his own business.

Cunny-Funt · 10-03-2009 02:34AM

If religion was kept as a personal thing and not inflicted apon others then you'd have a point. Pity thats not the case.

Kids are still brought up to believe in religions instead of being given the choice at 18 or whatever.

yellowcurl · 10-03-2009 02:35AM

As long as they don't try to force their own beliefs upon me, i have no problem with what other people believe.

I also have a current flatmate who is extremely religious, she's always trying to find ways to make the rest of us feel guilty for not being 'holy' or whatever. Not cool! lol

towel401 · 10-03-2009 02:37AM

wtf is it with the religion-bashing in this place?

its like having everyone agree with you in A&A isn't good enough for these anti-religous wackos so they come over to here to ruin this perfectly good forum with their anti-religous tripe. rly i couldn't give 2 ****s about you or your room mate so gtfo

Myxomatosis wrote: »

so religious delusional.

What's the matter? you just finished reading 'the god delusion' and think you have something to tell the rest of us?

Biggins · 10-03-2009 02:38AM

Cunny-Funt wrote: »

...Kids are still brought up to believe in religions instead of being given the choice at 18 or whatever.

Except for mine but thats another story.
(The short version: wife and I refuse to force them into something they don't have a say in when born or now. When they are older, they can chose with a better open educated mind, what route to take for themselves)

pierrot · 10-03-2009 02:40AM

yellowcurl wrote: »

As long as they don't try to force their own beliefs upon me, i have no problem with what other people believe.

I take a different stance. If somebody's shoelace was undone, wouldn't you tell them so?

towel401 · 10-03-2009 02:42AM

pierrot wrote: »

I take a different stance. If somebody's shoelace was undone, wouldn't you tell them so?

no really I wouldn't give a crap.

pierrot · 10-03-2009 02:49AM

towel401 wrote: »

no really I wouldn't give a crap.

yeah, actually, on second thoughts i wouldn't. In fact, i'd probably walk on it to trip them up...

towel401 · 10-03-2009 02:50AM

pierrot wrote: »

yeah, actually, on second thoughts i wouldn't. In fact, i'd probably walk on it to trip them up...

thats more like it

yellowcurl · 10-03-2009 02:52AM

Biggins wrote: »

Except for mine but thats another story.
(The short version: wife and I refuse to force them into something they don't have a say in when born or now. When they are older, they can chose with a better open educated mind, what route to take for themselves)

That's a really good idea. But what happens in school when they're having religious class or prayer time or whatever else happened like that in primary school that i can't remember!

Cunny-Funt · 10-03-2009 02:55AM

yellowcurl wrote: »

As long as they don't try to force their own beliefs upon me, i have no problem with what other people believe.

But they always do.

yellowcurl wrote: »

I also have a current flatmate who is extremely religious, she's always trying to find ways to make the rest of us feel guilty for not being 'holy' or whatever. Not cool! lol

See!

towel401 wrote: »

wtf is it with the religion-bashing in this place?

its like having everyone agree with you in A&A isn't good enough for these anti-religous wackos

lol @ the irony.

Biggins wrote: »

Except for mine but thats another story.
(The short version: wife and I refuse to force them into something they don't have a say in when born or now. When they are older, they can chose with a better open educated mind, what route to take for themselves)

Ah but you see Biggins that's cause you are an intelligent guy who believes in free will.:cool:

Religious people know most kids would never in the right mind choose to be such a person if they had an educated and intelligent choice, so they are trained into being such a person from an early age in the hopes they will feel to guilty to question stuff.

pierrot · 10-03-2009 02:55AM

by then our schools will be secular, no?

Cunny-Funt · 10-03-2009 03:00AM

I'd be optimistic enough to hope Ireland will be sufficiently enlightened by then.

pierrot · 10-03-2009 03:07AM

Otherwise we can emigrate and raise our children in the newly formed Dawkinstan!

Cunny-Funt · 10-03-2009 03:08AM

Nah just somewhere where everyone is rational.

Rb · 10-03-2009 03:22AM

towel401 wrote: »

anti-religous wackos

Yes, because not believing in something that there's absolutely no evidence of is the choice of the insane :rolleyes:

towel401 wrote:

so they come over to here to ruin this perfectly good forum with their anti-religous tripe.

Anti-religious tripe? Sorry buddy, the non-religious or even anti-religious aren't the ones making up stories about magical men so you may want to rethink your stance on what you define as "tripe".

No need to get so worked up about it either.

I somewhat agree OP, I'd be a little uneasy living with a devout Christian but if they were keeping it to themselves, unlike the majority, then I suppose there wouldn't be a problem.

I would never live with a muslim or scientologist though, regardless of the strength of their faith.

yellowcurl · 10-03-2009 03:23AM

Rb wrote: »

I would never live with a muslim or scientologist though, regardless of the strength of their faith.

What makes you say that? Like was it a bad personal experience or just ideas?

Biggins · 10-03-2009 03:27AM

yellowcurl wrote: »

That's a really good idea. But what happens in school when they're having religious class or prayer time or whatever else happened like that in primary school that i can't remember!

Children will be attending non-religious school. As such they gave opt-in/opt-out classes and other options to chose from.

See here: http://www.educatetogether.ie/

Educate Together is the representative organisation of the Educate Together schools and associations throughout the Republic of Ireland. It owes its origins to the movement to establish new multi-denominational primary schools, which emerged in the late 1970s and early 1980s. By 1984, when Educate Together was established, there were three schools and the organisation acted as their co-ordinating body. Since then the movement has grown considerably.

Today there are 56 schools, 26 of which are in the greater Dublin area. The organisation became a company limited by guarantee in 1998 and has charitable status. It has a small national office which provides representative and support services to existing schools and Start Up groups. The Directors and members of the company work in a voluntary capacity.

Educate Together aims to meet a growing need in Irish society for schools that recognise the developing diversity of Irish life and the modern need for democratic management structures. In particular, Educate Together guarantees children and parents of all faiths and none equal respect in the operation and governing of education.

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