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Any of you live in the Bible Belt?

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Any of you live in the Bible Belt?
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Any of you live in the Bible Belt?
February 11, 2015 at 11:33 pm
I do. Every single facebook post or idle conversation has God popped into it somewhere.

How do you deal with these people??
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RE: Any of you live in the Bible Belt?
February 11, 2015 at 11:47 pm
(February 11, 2015 at 11:33 pm)aces Wrote: I do. Every single facebook post or idle conversation has God popped into it somewhere.

How do you deal with these people??

Same way I deal with everybody else.

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RE: Any of you live in the Bible Belt?
February 11, 2015 at 11:51 pm
Ignore them. People are allowed to express their religious beliefs. Why does it bother you? Can you say "I'm not religious" in a courteous, professional way (at work, i.e.) and dry up some of the occasions?

Let it go, brother (or sister). I live in TN, and nearly everywhere you turn people are talking about their Jesus. If I'm always around these people they know that I won't reciprocate, and it dries up. If I'll never see them again or not often, I just let it go.
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RE: Any of you live in the Bible Belt?
February 12, 2015 at 12:14 am
Facebook: Unfriend them or laugh at their stupidity.
Real Life: Ignore them or laugh at their stupidity.
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RE: Any of you live in the Bible Belt?
February 12, 2015 at 12:18 am (This post was last modified: February 12, 2015 at 12:19 am by 404NotFound.)
Embrace the inner strength you posses and congratulate yourself that you don't need an invisible friend to guide you through the day. It takes a brave heart to realize you stand alone in the universe and accept its frightening circumstances and you can do it without deluding yourself to ease the fear. Welcome to the few, the proud, the realistic.
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RE: Any of you live in the Bible Belt?
February 12, 2015 at 12:21 am
My in-laws live in South Carolina, so I get a dose once a year or so. I find the Christian book shops and bill boards every three blocks disconcerting. But then, I get Jesus in conversation every fourth person here, and yet I survive. I either nod and forget it or explain I'm not religious depending on the person. Seems to work OK.
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RE: Any of you live in the Bible Belt?
February 12, 2015 at 12:28 am (This post was last modified: February 12, 2015 at 12:29 am by Thumpalumpacus.)
I don't now, but I have lived in Dallas and Memphis, az well as small-town East Texas.

A simple "I'm not religious, thanks" stopped about any conversation I didn't feel like pursuing.

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RE: Any of you live in the Bible Belt?
February 12, 2015 at 3:35 am
Carry around a toy FSM and start telling them about the church of the pastafarians.
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RE: Any of you live in the Bible Belt?
February 12, 2015 at 4:24 am
I used to live in Eastern Europe - Europe's "Bible Belt". I dealt with it by moving as soon as I was able...
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RE: Any of you live in the Bible Belt?
February 12, 2015 at 8:08 am
I live in St. Louis. Religion rarely touches my life. This is primarily due to the fact that I don't have much contact with my SoBap relatives.
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