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Old 06-15-2007, 08:08 PM
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i have to admit it, i am absolutely not religious. i believe that there is a God out there and all. but i'm not the praying kind, far from being the preaching kind.
this tends to be an endless argument between my spouse and myself. why am i not religious bla bla bla. it's almost become like a condition. if i pray, do all that religious people are supposed to do, i get petted over the head and told that i'm a gooooood girl. but if i don't, i'm BAD

thoughts anyone? anyone going through the same?
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Old 07-18-2007, 12:36 PM
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well, i'm religious myself and do pray, so maybe i might not be the best person to respond. but i did have times when i wasn't praying, that was quite long ago. but there, i did go through that kind of time. and was sometimes looked down upon or criticized for not praying.
maybe you should discuss it with your husband, tell him that religion and praying is not something that is imposed. he has to let you take your own time to realise its importance and whether or not you want to practice it
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Old 05-08-2008, 03:39 AM
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I think that it doesn't really matter if you're religious or not. Indeed there is a God, but people should respect other people if they don't choose to become religious. You don't necessarily have to do that all the time, but maybe out of respect and for the sake of avoiding an argument you can pray every once in a while.
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Old 05-14-2008, 02:10 AM
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I'm not religious and I think being so has the negative side effect of self righteousness in some people. They are emboldened by their beliefs to disrespect the views of others, because God tells them they are right and they can do anything. The Crusades, Al Kayda, even the pro life movement here in the states are all bastions of over-inflated righteousness.

That said I believe in God. I feel I have a close relationship to Him. But I know He does not put me on a pedastal above anyone or anything.
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