I was watching a video and it got me thinking about this. We all know the type. The Jewish friend who comes over every year to ask if you have any leftover Easter ham. The Buddhist who everyone will brag saved them in the war. The Bahai who adheres to reincarnation instead of Heaven. The other day, I met a Muslim walking his pet pig. A match made in Heaven.
What’s the biggest deviation from the norm you’ve seen in someone of a certain religion who otherwise would show they genuinely believe in it?
Baha’i that adheres to reincarnation? That’s just another faith waiting to be spread!
Religious people supporting fascists particularly American “Christians” supporting Trump
I knew a guy like that until recently kicking him out of my D&D group. There was always an undercurrent of moral superiority to the rest of us, which we tolerated because it’s somewhat of a geeky trait, but declaring himself as pro-Trump was the last straw. I don’t have to extend my hospitality to that.
I’m surprised Trump didn’t remove all the words in red from his Bible.
But then again he’s never read it and neither have the people who bought it.I have bought and read a Bible as have my parents who actually believe the thing.
I meant those who bought his “Patriot Bible” specifically
Oh gotcha. My folks are more in the progressive liberals who became really religious camp.
Wait, which words are in red? I don’t think I’ve seen that before.
Words directly spoken by Jesus are in red, most of the things Jesus said would be considered radically socialist by today’s “Christians”
Huh, TIL. Thank you!
It’s not every bible that’s like that, but there are plenty of bibles that give you the option to have all Jesus spoken text appear in red, as a way to focus you on his “words”.
If only they’d actually understand the words, then that’d be something.
Had a room-mate I described as a “lapsed Muslim”. He took things like Ramadan VERY seriously, but then he’d drink like a fish the rest of the year.
Kind of like a Christian who shows up at church for Christmas and Easter, but blows it off the rest of the year.
Like every american evangelical who supports deportation or honestly the American empire in general. There is no way these people have read and understood like anything from the bible. Actually nuts how contradictory they are.
I’m out here everyday not sacrificing people and everyday the world gets a little worse.
The Earth and the Sun are hungry.
Most Catholics see their religion as a buffet. They choose the things they like and ignore everything else.
I’ve heard cafeteria christian for this. It really seems to apply to most religious people. They do what they want and pick and chose what doctrine works for how they actually want to live, then rationalize why that is OK. Some of that ‘logic’ is wild…
A classmate of mine was a practicing Muslim. He claimed drinking hard liquor was fine cause the Quran only forbids wine and beer.
And when he did drink beer, he only did so in the basement, so Allah doesn’t see it.The excuses are even worse when people just do it regardless in turkey
That’s as bad as the poop hole loophole.
Fuck me in the ass cause I love Jesus!
The good Lord would want it that waaaay! 🎶
Personally, I can only think of one which was my great uncle who works for NASA. He was an atheist for all of my life (30+ years) until a few years ago when he came to visit us and began coming to church and explained that he’s now a Christian.
I haven’t asked his reasons why but I am curious what led to his conversion. Most of my family is Christian, but no one, as far as I know, pressured him to change or mocked him for his (lack of) belief. The topic of religion never came up in family gatherings besides having a circle of hands and prayer before dinner.
TBI?
“Christians” being borderline Racist/Discriminatory. Seen that both in classmates (a creationist) and in politics.
There’s some biblical precedent for that in the parable of the good Samaritan.
It’s almost like religious brand doesn’t really matter ethically.
Not even borderline, completely over the line.
My Muslim classmate ate pork during Ramadan. He just didn’t gave a shit lol. He got someone to buy it for him like a drug deal.
Lol, did he at least wait for evening before eating?
Nah, it was during lunch lol
If you’re gonna break the rules, go all in!
there’s this 10 or more commandments this one religion has. yeah, the followers cherry-pick their fave.
there’s prolly something like a list of capital sins too. yep. pure theater and master showmanship to these guys.
Met someone who - in the course of a discussion - admitted that they were adamant in their belief that God existed and all the stuff in the Bible had actually happened, but also adamantly refused to observe any religious commandments or pray, because he was “angry at God” over the state of the world.
I wasn’t quite sure if I felt sorry for his dealing with that kind of anger, or mild respect for his willingness to fully believe in God and yet raise a giant middle finger in His direction. Man had a mission, I guess.
No idea how to rate different things.
Lots of sex before marriage. Sometimes it was okay because “they weren’t going to marry them, do it isn’t premarital.”
Lots of accumulation of weath and doing only negative to poor people.
Lots of “throwing the first stone.”
Publicly displaying religion from religions that specifically say not to do that.
I knew a Jewish guy that loved bacon and pork chops in high school.
Jehovah’s Witnesses tend to care a lot about the origins of certain social customs. Holding up your drink and doing a toast is forbidden, because it supposedly comes from ancient Greek religious customs.
They also don’t do yoga, because it comes from another ancient religious custom. However, acupuncture is allowed. You might find this puzzling, since that practice is just as rooted in ancient religious customs as yoga or any number of other things. Not only that, but yoga has some scientifically proven benefits (broadly speaking; it depends on the specific stretch you’re talking about, and some are dangerous) while acupuncture is no better than randomly sticking needles in people. In general, they are very hesitant to call out health care woo, and it’s led to a curious contradiction in this case.
Mind you, before I left over a decade ago, I knew quite a few JWs who were quietly doing yoga, anyway.
