Am I justified?

[Napoléon]

Why not just ditch them? I know it is easier said then done, but I did remove them and blocked them from contacting me. I have even thought about blocking their phone numbers as well.

By all means block them if you wish. I was only suggesting unfollowing because it can be pretty awkward if you are likely to meet these people again and they know you've deleted them. I find it's better to simply unfollow someone to avoid such angst unless you really know you're never going to see such a person again.

[kjgdkjsgdskjdgksa]

Why not just ditch them? I know it is easier said then done, but I did remove them and blocked them from contacting me. I have even thought about blocking their phone numbers as well.

By all means block them if you wish. I was only suggesting unfollowing because it can be pretty awkward if you are likely to meet these people again and they know you've deleted them. I find it's better to simply unfollow someone to avoid such angst unless you really know you're never going to see such a person again.

Well I have been talking with hubby and I have brought up the whole topic and he understands and feels that I am doing what is best for me. I know what you mean though. But to be honest, why tell them what to post? Why unfollow them? Isn't that allowing them to still win? How is that teaching them to be mindful of the friends they do have on social media websites?

[Brian37]

I have a facebook account like many of you do and one thing I find to be VERY irritating are the ones who feel they need to post about their religion all the time.

Who I am speaking of is my partners family. So I removed them from my friends list and blocked them.

Too much or justified?

P.S. I ditched my whole family about 3 years ago for the same reason. And because they do not support me for who I am, gay.

Yes, it is your page, you do not have to explain yourself to anyone. I made it easy on my believing family and friends and simply told them I am blocking them, not because I personally hate them, but simply that it is better we keep out of each other's hair. But regardless, it is not a violation of their rights because they can post what they want on their pages and block whom they like.

The only time I get pissed, and I have had corporate business report me because I post how crappy their wages are. There is a difference between blocking someone and reporting them. I think reporting should only be done in cases of advocating violence or crime or suicide. I think if all you do is offend someone, or get offended, you block them.

Oh and as far as being gay, if anyone, regardless of family or friends or general public, FUCK THEM, if they don't like it, that is their baggage not yours.

[Napoléon]

But to be honest, why tell them what to post? Why unfollow them? Isn't that allowing them to still win?

Unfollowing isn't telling them what to post. It's not interacting with them at all. I certainly don't see how it gives them any kind of victory either. It just means you basically get to ignore all the bullshit they post. They won't even know you're unfollowing them, but they can easily find out if you've blocked them or deleted them.

How is that teaching them to be mindful of the friends they do have on social media websites?

I'm confused, on one hand you say you don't want to see their shit. You then say "why tell them what to post" as if to suggest you don't care at all about what they post. But now you're saying you want to teach them how to be mindful of their friends on social media?

Do you want contact with these people or don't you?

[MJ the Skeptical]

By all means block them if you wish. I was only suggesting unfollowing because it can be pretty awkward if you are likely to meet these people again and they know you've deleted them. I find it's better to simply unfollow someone to avoid such angst unless you really know you're never going to see such a person again.

Well I have been talking with hubby and I have brought up the whole topic and he understands and feels that I am doing what is best for me. I know what you mean though. But to be honest, why tell them what to post? Why unfollow them? Isn't that allowing them to still win? How is that teaching them to be mindful of the friends they do have on social media websites?

Well I mean, what else can you do? You sure as hell can't tell them what to say, and if you don't want to read their insipid nonsense or argue with them, then, no, they've won nothing.

[Minimalist]

I don't do FB because it sounds like an enormous time-suck. But, your account - your rules. If they don't like it? Tough shit.

[kjgdkjsgdskjdgksa]

A little history:
When I was 16 years old I knew I was gay. I thought that I could trust my sister whom I was close to, but was I wrong. She end up telling our mother about me being gay. Not sure how long she knew, but when she was taking us to our job, she asked me about this and I told her I was. My mother decided it was best to tell my father whom was already a mad and angry man. She knew how he hated everything that did not agree with him or that looked at him in a wrong way, yet she still told him. I was woken up the next morning and I was told that he does not want a "f*g" living in his home, so I was kicked out. He later blamed god for me being gay. I ended up moving in with my real mother for about a month. We got into an argument and she pack me up and moved me in with her foster parents. The foster father molested her, but when was admitted to me by his wife, she claimed he ask for forgiveness. After a year I moved a few times and life started to get better. I later forgave my father, but then ditch my whole family over there religious views and putting their faith before there own son. After my grandmas passed away in 2010, I felt very unwelcomed at the family gatherings. My family has a bad habit of telling you about their faith even when you do not wish to listen to it. They start off by saying "You may not believe this or want to hear this, but" and I just had all I wanted to take from that.

So while it may be a facebook post of someones views, I just feel like it is always in my face. So right now I am just really at my wits ends. Maybe I do allow these things to get the best of me, but I just need a forever break from these people. So while I do not hate his family at all, I do find it hard to adjust to seeing their facebook post and when visiting feeling uncomfortable about them praying before eating, I mean eat the damn food already, it is getting cold.

I just feel I have been push away to the point of being bitter about religion all together.

[ignoramus]

Matey, you are welcome here.
Also know that many people are here for many reasons.

Can, I ask out of curiosity?
What inspired you to seek out an athiest forum?

[max-greece]

I do not use Facebook anymore.

This.

I tried. I was really into it in the beginning and ended up with some 800 "friends."

Then I thought - who the fuck are all these people. So I sat down one morning and unfriended everyone I didn't actually know. I then made a post on my page explaining what I had done and that if anyone was reading this and thinking "who the fuck is this guy?" They should unfriend me as I obviously missed them.

Got the list down to about 80 people that way and then got so bored with the whole thing I left it.

I probably log in about once a month to see who's birthday I've missed.

[kjgdkjsgdskjdgksa]

Matey, you are welcome here.
Also know that many people are here for many reasons.

Can, I ask out of curiosity?
What inspired you to seek out an athiest forum?

I came here for support. I need people around me who are like me in the sense of views. It helps me declutter my brain some.

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I do not use Facebook anymore.

This.

I tried. I was really into it in the beginning and ended up with some 800 "friends."

Then I thought - who the fuck are all these people. So I sat down one morning and unfriended everyone I didn't actually know. I then made a post on my page explaining what I had done and that if anyone was reading this and thinking "who the fuck is this guy?" They should unfriend me as I obviously missed them.

Got the list down to about 80 people that way and then got so bored with the whole thing I left it.

I probably log in about once a month to see who's birthday I've missed.

I am getting to that point. I would not say I live on facebook, I don't, but I do like to see what my friends post. (Like how they're doing and so on)