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Old 03-27-2010, 12:26 AM
 
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Is Chattanooga a city that 'what church do you go to?' is a common question asked among strangers when they first meet?
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Old 03-27-2010, 04:57 AM
 
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Yes. I don't think I had ever heard this question once living up North, but have come to expect it and hear it regularly after three years here.
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Old 03-27-2010, 07:15 AM
 
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I agree with dasmarian. That has been our experience also.
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Old 03-28-2010, 04:06 PM
 
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On top of being asked what church you attend, our realtor was an obvious christian and a bigot - she pushed us hard to buy a house from a family from her church. We refused, but it was creepy.
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Old 03-28-2010, 08:15 PM
 
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I am almost never asked what church I attend.
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Old 07-28-2010, 09:39 AM
 
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People asking this question always seems offended when I reply that I attend the local Bhuddhist Temple and would love to have them and their family as a guests.

Why do they always seem so offended? Why does the conversation go cold, right then and there, as if they have written me off for good?

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Old 07-28-2010, 09:47 AM
 
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Where is the Temple? I'd be interested in attending.
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Old 07-28-2010, 09:54 AM
 
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4220 Dayton Blvd.
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Old 07-28-2010, 10:00 AM
 
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Thanks!
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Old 07-28-2010, 10:38 AM
 
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Honestly, a lot of times it's just a way of getting to know you and getting to see what your life is like, kind of like asking where you work or what subdivision you live in.
If you get judgment after you answer, though, then yeah, you're dealing with a narrow-minded person who's living like a Pharisee and not a true Christian, I'd say.
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