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Post by
Monday
Tell him to back off. Seriously, just say "If you respect me, don't talk about it."
Post by
Adamsm
I think the fact that you make the threat will actually penetrate his mind more then actually having to hit him.
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296147
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Post by
asakawa
You could go toe-to-toe with him. Learn the arguments religions make and the common rebuttals.
Post by
xaratherus
Hey, I need some help. So my friend came back from a Fellowship of Christian Athletes sports camp, and now he's trying to preach Christianity to me. He (now) understands my religion, but is still at it. He says it's "Christian nature to preach the gospel". I don't like it. I understand why he's doing it, but I don't like it. I have a feeling it'll tear our friendship apart (we've been best friends since Preschool). What do you think I should do?
I'd explain that you're glad that he's found interest in his religion, and that you're glad to listen when he wants to share occasionally, but that you have your own beliefs, and that having him talk about it constantly makes you uncomfortable.
While I hate to say it, depending on exactly how devout he's become, you may find that he pulls the "unequally yolked" card (there's a passage in the Bible that essentially says that Christians should not marry ) and it might be beyond what you can do to save your friendship...
I had a similar occurrence back when I was 14. My best friend since I moved to my town in which I grew up started attending a Pentecostal revivalist church, and "got religion" in a big way - burned his secular music collection, burned all his secular literature, stopped our weekly role-playing sessions, threw out or gave away all his video games - and basically talked about his religion
all
the time.
It was a big enough change that it made me profoundly uncomfortable. We had a falling-out, and honestly didn't reconcile until I was 18 and about to move to Arizona.
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296147
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Post by
Monday
Alright seems to look like he stopped :D
That's good =)
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xaratherus
So, apparently the
Symbol of Chaos
is purely fictional and only relates in any literal way to Warhammer.
My current shirt has one on it and the band (Behemoth) has used it for quite some time now. I figured it came from somewhere else. You learn something new everyday.
I prefer the Eris's Golden Apple of Discord. :)
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Monday
So, apparently the
Symbol of Chaos
is purely fictional and only relates in any literal way to Warhammer.
My current shirt has one on it and the band (Behemoth) has used it for quite some time now. I figured it came from somewhere else. You learn something new everyday.
... you didn't know that?
Maybe it's just 'cause I'm a 40k nerd...
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238331
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Monday
Most 40k symbols were invented by GW, not base don anything (except the Imperial Aquila, iirc).
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Post by
OverZealous
Hmm, what's up with the high numbers of atheists?
Atheists tend to have a higher representation in internet communities, especially those related to fiction, such as certain online games. They also tend to be more vocal when they are protected by anonymity - allowing them to more openly voice their opinions without any impact on their real life, where atheists are generally less accepted than on the Internet.
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Lombax
Hmm, what's up with the high numbers of atheists?
Atheists tend to have a higher representation in internet communities, especially those related to fiction, such as certain online games. They also tend to be more vocal when they are protected by anonymity - allowing them to more openly voice their opinions without any impact on their real life, where atheists are generally less accepted than on the Internet.
I'm actually more of a free speaking athiest IRL.
Post by
Squishalot
The problem is that IRL, atheists can often be goaded into making absurdly hypocritical statements that make them look just as foolish as the religious. It's hard for a lot of people to maintain a fence sitting argument, which is what the agnostic (which is what most 'atheists' really are) really thinks.
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pezz
Hmm, what's up with the high numbers of atheists?
Atheists tend to have a higher representation in internet communities, especially those related to fiction, such as certain online games. They also tend to be more vocal when they are protected by anonymity - allowing them to more openly voice their opinions without any impact on their real life, where atheists are generally less accepted than on the Internet.
I'm actually more of a free speaking athiest IRL.
But look at demographics. I think it's safe to say that there's probably more of a stigma on being atheist in heavily religious communities than there is on being religious in predominately atheist communities. Not that atheists don't find occasions to make condescending hypocritical fun of the religious, but I think the stigma is less frequent and less severe where it does occur.
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