Excerpts: But why? Why is it automatically an attack on one person’s faith for another person to merely state that she is an atheist and that she feels misunderstood? It really doesn’t seem to matter how nicely you put it. It seems they are offended, not because of the content of what we’ve said, but simply because we’ve said anything at all. That in itself was the transgression. It seems there is an unspoken rule that if you’re gonna go and stop believing in your religion of origin, that’s up to you but the one thing you have to remember to do is not say a word about it to anyone, you hear? Why is this? Why is it so important to them for you never to tell anyone that you no longer belong to their religion? As a matter of fact, many of them will expect you to continue following the rituals and observances of their religion even if you no longer ascribe any validity to it yourself. Many families coerce their children (whether still living at home or fully grown and just visiting) into following along with the rituals of their faith even though they both know they’re faking it. For a religion so concerned with honesty, this seems like a glaring inconsistency.
Posted on: Tue, 09 Sep 2014 13:49:42 +0000
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