Religious Freedom...Was Re: Faith Education

[erinellii]

> Iggy here:
>   How I intended it to come across was:  I am the kind of person 
who,
> if an argument had started, would happily have been in the middle 
of it. My close friends know me well enough that, if they disapprove 
of my personal views and try to impose theirs on me, they'll have an 
argument on their hands.  (*chuckle* I can enjoy debates about 
religion, philosophy, and sexuality at the drop of a hat...)
> 
> If someone asks if I'll sign a petition I don't agree with, I'll 
flat out say "No."  If they ask why, I'll tell them.


Erin:
I think you've got me a little bit wrong here, Iggy.  I also like to 
debate.  Sometimes a little too much so.  Which was why I said I was 
glad that no one asked me anything else, because they would have 
gotten an earful, and I wasn't sure our friendships could have stood 
it.  My close friends I can discuss this stuff with.  But only 2 of 
the people I was there with were "good" friends, the other four were 
people I like and would like to continue being friends with, but 
don't know so well that I would feel comfortable debating in the 
middle of the mall without worrying about offending them.



Iggy: 
> And if someone looks at me like they're aghast that I'm not a real
> Christian, then they don't know me at all... and I would respond to
> their looks by either simply walking away (friends or not) or 
calling
> them on it.

Erin:
Well, I could have been misreading them, you know.  Lol, I'm not 
gonna go around saying "Ya got a problem with that?"  I think you 
mentioned "not borrowing trouble"?  Same principle.  There are some 
things I'll call people on no matter what (or should I say no matter 
who?).  Racist remarks or any jokes or comments that involve hurting 
animals are pretty much it.  Religion is not.

Erin
"All BB GUN, All The Time"