Do you feel like religious people are unfairly judged? [Spirituality & Religion]

Many times, people put them all in the same category, based on what they see, hear, or experience. Not all are the same, though. I consider myself religious, but I don't think that I am better than anyone or that I know everything there is to know about the universe and we were created, if you get what I am saying. I hope we can keep this civil 🤷🏻‍♀️.

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DecafD

Absolutely. So many idiots out there trying to crack jokes about what you believe in like it’s this hilarious game to them. You even have people of similar faith that will blatantly make rude comments about how stupid they believe your religious beliefs to be. People forget that we’re allowed to be whatever we choose to be and just because someone doesn’t like it or disagrees does not give them the right to judge you about it.

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DecafD

@Emosaur sure I get that. The differentiator is that you are stating your opinion and criticism as a whole (Nothing wrong with this) vs degrading someone just because they don’t believe in all the things you believe in

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DecafD

@Emosaur I’m not specifically talking about the earth being round. I’m talking about being disrespectful to someone’s beliefs whether that be their belief in God or another higher power, their belief in what the afterlife is, how they absolve their sins, etc. You are differentiating between science and religion. I’m speaking of “beliefs”....based on “faith” and not fact and science. What I’m trying to stress here is that there’s a line that’s drawn when someone starts openly disrespecting an individual (targeting if you will) for their religious beliefs. It’s religious harassment.

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DecafD

@Emosaur exactly and that’s what I mean. You don’t hate them for believing in something different and you don’t cross the lines into harassment unless someone is confronting you as well. I agree with you. I believe if someone says that beating their wife is part of their religion, then 1. This isn’t religion and 2. I do have a problem with this. Your answer is exactly what I was looking for. That people have enough respect and decency to not hate or pick on someone for their religious beliefs just because or for the mere sport of it. The line that’s cross is when a religious belief becomes conflicting or harmful. Thanks for entertaining me so long on this. I was in no way trying to attack your criticisms, but more so trying to understand you. You, of course are allowed to say whatever you want on a public site. I was merely interested in your train of thought.