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applegrove

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2. My grandparents were all presbyterian. My dad too. They are/were all

Wed May 22, 2013, 11:32 PM

May 2013

lovely people who walked the walk. They were all compassionate, liberal and fair. Saints really. Made me into a pollyanna. Made me a target of souless people more than once in my life. Because my family were such great eggs I projected my kindness onto others. Very devastating to my life. I would never want to bring kids into this world who were not streetsmart. Goes to how the evangelicals are being used by the GOP too. I think the lesson is that religion cannot be the only worldview you learn. If you are the type of person who really gets your wings by being in a benevolent religion - great. Fly. But learn about the world from other vantagepoints too. Know the world from as many perspectives as possible.

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Do you have issues with your family due to your religion or lack of religion? [View all] hrmjustin May 2013 OP

We don't always agree, but we don't have any issues. NaturalHigh May 2013 #1

My grandparents were all presbyterian. My dad too. They are/were all applegrove May 2013 #2

I am shunned by most of my family Schema Thing May 2013 #3

I know what that is like Andy823 May 2013 #18

When some of my older relatives - including Mom TlalocW May 2013 #4

I did for years but we finally agreed to disagree Warpy May 2013 #5

No, thank God. tblue May 2013 #6

I was raised Catholic, although I can recall SheilaT May 2013 #7

I tried to bring it up once LostOne4Ever May 2013 #8

Not with close family, no. LeftishBrit May 2013 #9

My son (22) is an atheist Freddie May 2013 #10

He's 22. Mariana May 2013 #20

True dat. Freddie May 2013 #21

Religion drives racism and self-hatred in my family Bad Thoughts May 2013 #11

My sister--the only surviving member of our immediate family truebluegreen May 2013 #12

I had huge issues with my husband for years. Still Blue in PDX May 2013 #13

My wife's Baptist, my oldest daughter stopped going to church. rug May 2013 #14

Only on holidays, weddings, funerals, hospital visits, and whenever they're high on disaster porn. Iggo May 2013 #15

Not anymore really ButterflyBlood May 2013 #16

We just don't discuss it Marrah_G May 2013 #17

Yes, until I was around 17 years old. ZombieHorde May 2013 #19