I support you but not your faith

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oops forgot to mention...all faiths seem to have evolved...the Crusades were horrible, and the Islamic faith has had some dark days as well...but there are different levels of faith, or how a person practices their faith. There are Jews, then there are Orthodox Jews. And, there are some crazy radical Islamics, who really have ripped apart the religion, and there are some Christians who are just nuts as well. And, in some parts of the world, the things you mention in your post still go on.

i don't care what race, religion, sexual orientation, political views, right handed/left handed, hair color, physical challenges, mental challenges, country of origin, PLANET of origin, height, weight, income level, accent, social life, or personal beliefs a person is all about.

as long as they're not doing any wrong to me or anybody else, and they're not screwing up the environment or the natural order of things.......and they're not trying to shove their race, religion, sexual orientation, political views, right handed/left handed, hair color, physical challenges, mental challenges, country of origin, PLANET of origin, height, weight, income level, accent, social life, or personal beliefs down my throat.........and they respect me as a human being and a citizen of this planet, as i respect them, we'll get along just fine.

we're all really only here for such a short time, and we all have to live on this planet together........so we might as well get along and try to make the best of it............and make sure we leave behind a decent place for our kids to live......and their kids, and their kids, and their and so on.

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Hell yeah. I could support someone who is open minded and willing to learn and listen, doesnt mean you have to convert to my religion. The people I cant stand are the ones that say oh your pagan, your going to hell, you worship satan, blah blah blah. And dont once try to learn one single thing about us. I dont like muslims, but I take it on a case by case basis, same with christians and everyone else. Hell im sure there are a few pagans I wouldnt like if I met them. Any time I hear someone is a Gardnerian I tend to steer clear of them, but I have known a few good ones. And before you ask lol, gardnerian's are hmmm kinda the fundies of the pagan world. Yes we have our own lol. I dont care what color or country you are from, I will give you a chance. But if you are here illegally then I dont want to have anything to do with you, get legal or get the hell out. I dont care if you are from england or australia or mexico, and dammit learn the language, we would have to learn the language if we moved to a country that didnt speak english.

I would totally go for what you said because we live in a society where there are lots and lots of religion and we are friendly with each other and never ask anyone what is your religious background before being a friend. The problem starts when someone starts to push his or her religion on to others and think theirs is supreme when everyone would think mine is and if you are not rigid or orthodox and keep sentiment of each other in mind then i dont think there would be any problem so if we have a muslim friend i got no problem in praying to allah is it is some ceremony there or going to church with my christian friend but if they expect me to be with them during the time when it is religion time then i atleast expect them to do same..if not then the problem begins.

There are parts of just about every religion that I disagree with. I don't subscribe to any man-made religion as I have my own beliefs. I don't judge others for their religion. I am friends with people from all sorts of religions. One of the religions that I've had trouble with is the Jahova's. I really, really disagree with their tactics of knocking on doors and handing out pamphlets to try to get you to read about their religion and hopefully join it. That has always rubbed me the wrong way and still does. Despite that, I do have 2 very dear friends who are Jahova's. One was an older man who I came to respect and admire long before I knew he was a Jahova. In fact, I only discovered it when he did knock on my door. By that point...we were already friends and just got a chuckle out of it. Another lady pushed me for a bit and I tried to politely tell her that I wasn't interested. Still she pushed. I finally said, " I have my own beliefs and I respect yours but I am offended that you keep pushing yours on me. You don't even know or care what my beliefs are and I would never think of pushing them on you." She disappeared for a while and then came back and told me that she just really liked me and thought that her religion would be helpful to me. She meant well. It's been years now and we grew to be good friends. I'm sure that she thinks that if I were a Jahova, I'd be better off but we don't talk aboutit. I think we've agreed that the friendship is more important.

I so agree with what you are saying. I think a person should be judged on an individual basis as well. There was the Muslim father that killed his two daughters for what he thought they had done. Felt they had shamed him. This is just crazy! Life is too short. I think traditions are nice and all but this is too bizarre to even believe could happen in our present day.

You've made the distinction very clear and I agree with you. Behavior and attitude are one thing but faith is something else altogether. Most of us were born into our religions, or lack thereof, and grew up thinking that this was right, without question. We shoud never judge anyone based on their faith and should always be accepting of them as a person unless, of course, that faith entails harming others.

I have always supported my friends, no matter what their faith is. They have their beliefs and I am no one to condemn anyone for those beliefs. If they are kind and courteous, who cares what their religion is?

My mother, once she became a "born again Christian", began to condemn me for having a little wooden statue of Buddha on a shelf in my living room. I didn't have an altar built for it! It was simply a cute, happy Buddha and it made me smile when I looked at it, simply because he looked so happy. But, my mother began calling me a "devil worshipper" because of it. I had no choice but to set her straight. I was hurt and angry that she would even THINK that about me. I wasn't worshipping the devil... heck, I wasn't even worshipping Buddha! I simply liked the statue!

I asked her to please accept who and what I was because I had no problem accepting her or her beliefs even though I did not agree with them. After that, we got along fine.

I can't tell you how many times I've had to ask so-called Christians that question everyone knows these days, "What would Jesus do?" because I was being condemned for my views and beliefs. I've met many people with different religions but have never been condemned because of who I am by anyone but these, what I like to call, "convenient Christians" who only seem to be religious when it fits into their plans.

The way I see it, it's what is in your heart that matters, not how you practice your religion.

I do not judge anyone because of their race, religion, nationality or sexual preferences.