Am I justified?

[Crossless2.0]

I gave up on Facebook when I realized that my "friends" -- most of whom were old schoolmates from years ago -- were of no more interest to me today than they were in the '80s. Seriously, who gives a shit? The only people whose posts were of interest were loved ones, and I actually talk to them. I don't need to catch up on their lives via social media.

[kjgdkjsgdskjdgksa]

I gave up on Facebook when I realized that my "friends" -- most of whom were old schoolmates from years ago -- were of no more interest to me today than they were in the '80s. Seriously, who gives a shit? The only people whose posts were of interest were loved ones, and I actually talk to them. I don't need to catch up on their lives via social media.

You make a great point.

[Bob Kelso]

I typically take more of a "fun" approach to religious facebook posts; if they're the everyday wishy-washy "God loves you, post for jesus, prayer request" bullshittery I leave them alone, but if they engage in fallacies (i.e. like America being a christian nation), free-thinking suppression, or are just plain idiotic to the point of irritation I enjoy dismantling them.

[kjgdkjsgdskjdgksa]

I gave up on Facebook when I realized that my "friends" -- most of whom were old schoolmates from years ago -- were of no more interest to me today than they were in the '80s. Seriously, who gives a shit? The only people whose posts were of interest were loved ones, and I actually talk to them. I don't need to catch up on their lives via social media.

Well I gave up the facebook. I mean three people left, is it worth it? haha

[Lek]

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.

My younger brother is gay and I think he ditched me because I don't agree with him that homosexual sexual relations are moral. I never brought it up to him; he brought it up to me and kept going on about how I thought I was perfect. I told him that he was still my brother and I loved him even though we disagreed on that point. I sent letters and emails numerous times, but he never answers. Is he justified in shutting me out?

[ignoramus]

He may see you as he sees the others.
Having sexual relations with same sex is immoral?
If he was born gay and has sex with said same, isn't that "natural".?

If you were gay, you'd agree with him 100%
You are in effect not accepting his existence as a good human being.
Only conditionally.

That must feel devastating for him ...to be betrayed by family.
We're all a bunch of self righteous bastards at best.

[CindysRain]

I am just so tired of having this stuff in my face all the time.

Me and my partners nephew had it out this morning over a post, while silly I can understand, I am just sick of people not respecting other space.

I too have a small list of friends. But I am just ready to explode. I feel I am never respected, but I am suppose to respect their fairy tales. Forget about trying to explain to them how evidence does not support their faith.

I mean can we really and truly be respectful of someone's faith when it is always in our face?

It is frustrating times 10! They feel entitled to spurt their religious ideals whenever, wherever, and don't you dare question them, OR post something against religion.

I blocked a cousin for the same reason.

[Wyrd of Gawd]

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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.

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My younger brother is gay and I think he ditched me because I don't agree with him that homosexual sexual relations are moral. I never brought it up to him; he brought it up to me and kept going on about how I thought I was perfect. I told him that he was still my brother and I loved him even though we disagreed on that point. I sent letters and emails numerous times, but he never answers. Is he justified in shutting me out?

Win the lottery and see if he contacts you.

[jenger]

I also get annoyed that Facebook has become all about religion and recipes for so many close family members (which makes deleting them tricky). I keep my friends under 100 and unfollow but that sometimes makes me miss non religious stuff I actually do want to see. Guess I could comment what I really think and I'm sure many would unfriend me (and the holidays would be way more, umm-- less festive)

[vorlon13]

I've been out (m/l) for 38 years. It has been VERY unusual for me to meet parents of my gay friends or men I've dated. It has happened a few times, but for the large circle of gay friends I have (left, AIDS was rough on my peer group to the extent of about 40% attrition) I'd be hard pressed to ID more than handful of parents in a police line up (my criteria for threshold of awareness of a persons existence).

I've spent the night a few times with guys who still live at home with mom and dad, and that is an odd sensation, but under those circumstances I tend to avoid having too much 'bonding' time with them.

My parents met a few of my friends, maybe 4, and one boyfriend I was dating pretty seriously, but I didn't live near them after turning 18 and it was more a consequence of that.

My parents sent flowers when one of my close friends died from AIDS, and I requested they do that and they did. Most of my gay friends were also geographically separate from where their folks lived and that would have been a factor too.