PrivateSunshine
Active member
Hi guys, normally I'm a relatively happy person, but I've been noticing a few problems lately... not with any of you, but with people in general, and I'd like to pose a few questions:
How many more people would be in your life if religion was totally out of the picture? How many more people would you respect, and would respect you, if everyone just focused on someone's character, rather than what they worship?
How many people have ousted you because you aren't of the same religion? How much hate do you get *just* because you're Muslim, Jewish, Spiritual Satanist, Christian, or even if you don't have any religion and are Atheist or Agnostic?
The reason I ask these questions is because I look at who people are as a whole. I let people into my life because I see the kind of person they are (or at least, I think I do). I like their posts, I like what they do in life, I like the kind of goals they have, all that. Religion has nothing to do with how much I respect a person.
That being said, why can't the same go for everyone else? I've been hurt more times than I'd like to admit just because I don't agree with the masses. Just because I'm not of a particular religion that that person would want me to be part of. I lose friends, I lose their respect, and many rumors are started about me just because of religion. I don't understand it.
I'm so sick of it. I've spent too long wondering what's wrong with me, when it's actually the rest of the world with the problem. Has anyone else experienced this?
Keep in mind, I'm not bashing religion. I'm quite religious myself. You do what you do with your life, and I do what I do with mine. I'm just tired of being hurt over and over again because my religion isn't "popular".
How many more people would be in your life if religion was totally out of the picture? How many more people would you respect, and would respect you, if everyone just focused on someone's character, rather than what they worship?
How many people have ousted you because you aren't of the same religion? How much hate do you get *just* because you're Muslim, Jewish, Spiritual Satanist, Christian, or even if you don't have any religion and are Atheist or Agnostic?
The reason I ask these questions is because I look at who people are as a whole. I let people into my life because I see the kind of person they are (or at least, I think I do). I like their posts, I like what they do in life, I like the kind of goals they have, all that. Religion has nothing to do with how much I respect a person.
That being said, why can't the same go for everyone else? I've been hurt more times than I'd like to admit just because I don't agree with the masses. Just because I'm not of a particular religion that that person would want me to be part of. I lose friends, I lose their respect, and many rumors are started about me just because of religion. I don't understand it.
I'm so sick of it. I've spent too long wondering what's wrong with me, when it's actually the rest of the world with the problem. Has anyone else experienced this?
Keep in mind, I'm not bashing religion. I'm quite religious myself. You do what you do with your life, and I do what I do with mine. I'm just tired of being hurt over and over again because my religion isn't "popular".