RE: religious friends
December 20, 2008 at 9:19 am
(This post was last modified: December 20, 2008 at 9:20 am by LukeMC.)
Here in Doncaster, UK, I know of not even one christian, muslim, buddhist, jew, anything. Not in my age range anyway (I know there are churches here, but I don't know anybody who goes). I never come across any religious people here.
However, when I come across it online I feel like I've been punched in the gut. As soon as somebody I've been talking to for a few months mentions their little fantasies I feel as if I've just lost them to the dark side
Or if they tell me what one of their religious friends have said, I instantly wonder how they can put up with it.
The most devestating feeling was hearing my friend Lacey from MA being baptised, sent to a private catholic school (because her mother wanted her to "at least have a foundation" in terms of religion), forced to attend mass, receive confirmation, do morning prayer and pledge alligience to her country whilst doing strange handsigns all the while. On the bright side, 2 years of talking to me have led her to stop participating in any of these ancient rituals and she can be quite active in debates with her friends these days. It's all good
Back to the point, I think I'd be like you Uvirith, I'd have to restrain myself from talking about it, and hope they don't bring it up. It'd be sad to have to deal with them as if they were children and try to respect their wild fantastical beliefs.
However, when I come across it online I feel like I've been punched in the gut. As soon as somebody I've been talking to for a few months mentions their little fantasies I feel as if I've just lost them to the dark side
Or if they tell me what one of their religious friends have said, I instantly wonder how they can put up with it.The most devestating feeling was hearing my friend Lacey from MA being baptised, sent to a private catholic school (because her mother wanted her to "at least have a foundation" in terms of religion), forced to attend mass, receive confirmation, do morning prayer and pledge alligience to her country whilst doing strange handsigns all the while. On the bright side, 2 years of talking to me have led her to stop participating in any of these ancient rituals and she can be quite active in debates with her friends these days. It's all good
Back to the point, I think I'd be like you Uvirith, I'd have to restrain myself from talking about it, and hope they don't bring it up. It'd be sad to have to deal with them as if they were children and try to respect their wild fantastical beliefs.
