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Advice on interaction with religious followers
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RE: Advice on interaction with religious followers
I generally don't interact.

I don't tell them what I think unless they ask, because quite frankly I don't want to hear what they think and they don't want to hear what I think.

I don't participate in religious activities. If it means hurt feelings so be it. (I didn't stand, bow my head, or pray at my cousin's celebration of life when a preacher conducted a prayer.)

If someone held out their hand for me to pray at a dinner table I would say 'No, thank you.' and if they insisted I would recuse myself from the table until the prayer was finished.

If an issue was made of it I would just leave. Regardless of how helpless you may think you are you never ever have to accept mistreatment. There are always other options.
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RE: Advice on interaction with religious followers - by lrh9 - July 19, 2010 at 8:42 pm

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