(April 23, 2012 at 7:22 pm)Phil Wrote: Yes, I was about 10 minutes into my lunch break reading a book on evolution (in the employee break room) when my supervisor came in, looked at the book and said "so your a man of little faith". I corrected him and said "no faith." He said some shit about creationism and I went back to reading my book without saying a word. About 30 minutes later the supervisor and the owner fired me claiming they eliminated my job. Strangest part is that this was a laboratory where people should have an education.
WHAT?! That's horrible! Come to Finland to work, here it is illegal to sack someone because of their faith, or lack thereof
(April 23, 2012 at 3:25 pm)icantstandfundies Wrote: How did you deal with the ignorant & self-righteous fundie types?
& what ingenious comebacks have you ever given them in return when they began shoving their beliefs down your throats?
1. I try to see the person and dismiss religion. If the person is nice, I try not to mention any religious around him or her, or if I do, make sure that they're up for debate. If the person is obnoxious despite not concentrating on the beliefs, I avoid them altogether.
2. If they still insist talking to you, say something unexpected. For instance, when an old lady shoved the Watchtower in my face and pointed to a headline saying: "Do you want to live your life without suffering?", I merely answered: "Thank you, but I do not suffer in any way." She was gone a second later.
When I was young, there was a god with infinite power protecting me. Is there anyone else who felt that way? And was sure about it? but the first time I fell in love, I was thrown down - or maybe I broke free - and I bade farewell to God and became human. Now I don't have God's protection, and I walk on the ground without wings, but I don't regret this hardship. I want to live as a person. -Arina Tanemura
