I respect their beliefs, as long as they respect mine. I've especially had problems with Christians in the past. Now, I realize that this is the dominant religion in this country, but does that mean that the United States in its entirety has to have this belief system? No, and I don't think that some Christians understand that. Conversations I've had with obsessive Christians usually consist of me asking about a controversial topic, and them practically cramming passages from the Bible down my throat in order for me to see their views. I"m sorry, but they will have to give me more proof than a mistranslated, thousand year old book. The issues that I've found really get them going, are homosexuality, evolution, and the basic question of whether or not God is real. Some of them are quite amusing really; however I just don't like how they never give another religion a look. They already have it stuck in their mind that their religion is right and every other religion is the work of the devil. .
I had a rather entertaining experience with one of these Christians a short time back. I was with my sister visiting our cousin in Cincinnati, and there was a missionary outside of the hotel we were staying in. As my sister and I walked past him, he stopped us and handed us a pamphlet about the Christian religion. I immediately gave it back to him, apologized, and told him I was an atheist and planned on staying one. Instantly, he got .
defensive and started preaching that I was "going to hell" and that I was "the ultimate.
sinner for not believing in the Holy Spirit." I can grasp the fact in my mind that his job is to try and convert people to Christianity, but if someone refuses, he shouldn't force it on them. Hopefully, he is one of few missionaries that do this. .
On the other hand, I know that not all Christians are like this. I admire their ability to believe in a higher power, even if I just don't see the logic in it.
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Not realizing what you have, coming to the realization that there are people in the world worse off than you are, and thinking that the world revolves around you are my most important pet peeves. ... Now, I know that not everyone can hop on a plane and take a trip to Caracas and miraculously realize what he or she takes for granted, so I had to think of another way to deal with my pet peeve. ... Getting back to my pet peeve, if community service is made a requirement in high school, then maybe kids will realize all the luxuries they have in life. ...
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Everyone in their own way is responsible and guilty of criticism or of being their own critic. No matter if you and your friends view a movie, watch a show on T.V., or even make remarks about something else's dreams and ambitions in life, that all aligns themselves with the concept of being a criti...
One day while reading a local magazine, I came across an ad for Fat Pat's Bar & Grill of Lafayette. The ad was a picture of the restaurant with the saying, "Never Trust a Skinny Cook " under the picture. The saying made me laugh; a bigger cook does normally mean they know how to cook food you can't ...
