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So here is what I want to know, how important is religious compatibility to you?
If you are devout, do you insist on only having an LTR with someone like minded?
Do people reference religion in their profiles only to seem like they are religious but really aren't?
I question people who claim to be religious and attend religious places mostly for religion as a practice or is it for game and fishing, and for show?
Religious compatibility is very important to me- I couldn't date someone who was religious even if they are devoted to a meditation center.. something about religion just bugs me.
why would i be respectful of beliefs i don't respect?
Because it's polite, that's why. After all, I'm sure that whatever belief you have would be regarded as little better than Stone Age shamanistic practices by someone else. Or, if you are an atheist, I'm sure that many would consider your lack of belief to be little more than pubescent nihilism. But the one common thread necessary for society to survive is plain old civility, which means it's not always about you all the time and your opinion is not always welcome on what is basically a personal choice.
What's more, nobody really knows. No one. Whatever religious beliefs you have, or lack thereof, it's all opinion. So unless someone's religious beliefs directly impinge on your personal freedom or security, then they deserve that measure of respect. Hope that helps.
I question people who claim to be religious and attend religious places mostly for religion as a practice or is it for game and fishing, and for show?
Religious compatibility is very important to me- I couldn't date someone who was religious even if they are devoted to a meditation center.. something about religion just bugs me.
Hypocrisy in religiosity turns me off.
Surely you're not suggesting that all religious or spiritual people are hypocrites.
why would i be respectful of beliefs i don't respect?
So, then, you're actually NOT someone toward whom my original question was directed:
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So, for those who do not self-identify as spiritual and/or religious, but say they would be respectful of a potential partner's beliefs, whatever they may be, what would your stance be on the following be if you chose a partner whose spiritual beliefs differed from yours?
Because it's polite, that's why. After all, I'm sure that whatever belief you have would be regarded as little better than Stone Age shamanistic practices by someone else. Or, if you are an atheist, I'm sure that many would consider your lack of belief to be little more than pubescent nihilism. But the one common thread necessary for society to survive is plain old civility, which means it's not always about you all the time and your opinion is not always welcome on what is basically a personal choice.
What's more, nobody really knows. No one. Whatever religious beliefs you have, or lack thereof, it's all opinion. So unless someone's religious beliefs directly impinge on your personal freedom or security, then they deserve that measure of respect. Hope that helps.
The problem always comes when religious belief becomes contentious in a relationship. And that is not just between non-religious and religious. It could be between two different religions or two sects within one such as a catholic mother insisting that a child be brought up catholic when the father is protestant.
So it is more than just civility. It also takes a degree of tolerance, of putting yourself in the other person's shoes and of willingness to compromise. And this thread is already showing plenty of entrenched attitudes that could be toxic in a relationship.
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