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submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by atheqtpie@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

As a Christian who doesn't follow much of the super religious "rules", I think it's kind of a red flag but sometimes it's not. Red flag because my girlfriend's ex-friend was super devout and put it all over her bio and was very ableist and homophobic. My friend, for example, is agnostic, so he's not sure if spirituality exists. He has a friend who's super devout and constantly talks about Christianity. She has a Discord server about Christianity and most of her friends are Christian who just talk about Jesus and God all the time. She puts the crosses and bible verses in her bio too. She's very nice and tries to be accepting but seems kinda judgmental or like "Oh, your non-traditional ways are... nice I guess."

She constantly asks my friend how his relationship with God is and if he reads the Bible and what his favorite verses are, even when he says he's not super religious.

My mom as of recent has become super religious, and while she is pretty left-leaning, thinks the only way to believe is to be Christian and you HAVE to believe in Jesus or you'll die instead of live forever in Heaven.

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[-] UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 months ago

I dont think about them at all actually. I would walk away from their brainwashing broadcast.

[-] IWW4@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 months ago

I despise them.

[-] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 months ago

I am honestly just not exposed to these people at all

[-] WhatGodIsMadeOf@feddit.org 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I look at anyone that's obsessive about something like they are a drug addict. And that includes religion.

[-] Amaterasu@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago
[-] ArgumentativeMonotheist@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I love hearing people's beliefs, so I personally don't mind... but that's also because I allow myself to question them which, in some cases, goes for long until they realize they're saying a bunch of nothing and nonsense. Jesus was straight up hanging out with ex-hookers and kissing women in public when that was mega-taboo in society at the time, so if their devoutness just makes them more needlessly judgemental and overall cuntish, what/who exactly are you following? I'm telling you, in America/the West, religion is often at best empty, illiterate, narcissistic and performative, at worst just a way to condone immorality (from cheating, going to a confession and praying a Hail Mary and feeling good about yourself to Western imperialism, Crusades included)... The only thing God ever forbade was immorality.

[-] atheqtpie@piefed.blahaj.zone 1 points 3 months ago

Update: (my instance isn't working so here's my alt) I'm probably agnostic

[-] Saapas@piefed.zip 1 points 3 months ago

"Wow they're really religious"

[-] Mantzy81@aussie.zone 1 points 3 months ago

I don't. I purposely avoid anyone like that - and honestly, nobody where I'm from would be like that anyway as religion is a personal experience here and not one that is overtly "spread" or talked about openly. We aren't big fans of cults/religions unlike the US (which seems to get right into that thing), and generally see the mess they, or more importantly, their followers cause around the world and at home. Even our religious schools use religion very marginally as they're aware most of the parents are only sending their kids there because the fees aren't huge and the quality of education is a bit better than the public system.

[-] JillyB@beehaw.org 1 points 3 months ago

I'm from the US southeast so I've seen plenty of these people. IMO, they should be avoided. There are plenty of devout Christians that are quiet about it and they're fine. They're often good people actually. The ones that are extremely forward about it are performing for their in-group. The in-group is all that matters. Since you aren't in it, you don't matter to them. At best, they'll hang out in order to proselytize to you. I find them condescending and intentionally disconnected from the outside world. Effectively, they're in a cult.

[-] Digit@lemmy.wtf 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I've not met anyone who constantly talks about religion.

If I were to, I could hold my own with them, I suspect. May broaden their horizons quite a bit if they've only been talking about only one religion. I can draw correlations and convergences across several religions. Heck, I may eventually even get them to accept the existence in the flying spaghetti monster. ... [And/]Or at least know to what it refers. Maybe even take that insight to other religions with a fresh eye.

And re: "only way" & "Christian", pick which kind of Christian carefully... [e.g. not this one ->] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8swSkk9yeV8

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