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Is religion common table talk in the US?
In a sense. In the more Christian parts of the US, it's assumed that you're Christian unless you specify otherwise and churches are the only gathering areas in much of the rural countryside.
Since everyone is assumed to be Christian and Christianity is a core part of their communities, talking about church or the Bible or God is often seen as casual conversation in these places. It's like talking about the weather. To them, Christianity is as obviously true and commonly accepted as the existence of trees.
This makes it particularly difficult if you are not Christian and wish to avoid confrontation because simply being open about not being Christian almost automatically places you into the social outgroup.
To be or not to be a Christian… for the day of thanksgiving. that is the question.
Well I’m not sure what I believe, but tomorrow for thanksgiving when I’m with the family I must have an answer, if the topic comes up. “I don’t know” or “I have no previous experience which allows me to make an educated assertion on the matter of God” will be taken the wrong way. If I say that that means I’m going to hell, in my family’s eyes.
Me and my partner were talking about whether we should act like Christians tomorrow to simplify things. What do you think?
To be or not to be a Christian… for the day of thanksgiving. that is the question.
Well I’m not sure what I believe, but tomorrow for thanksgiving when I’m with the family I must have an answer, if the topic comes up. “I don’t know” or “I have no previous experience which allows me to make an educated assertion on the matter of God” will be taken the wrong way. If I say that that means I’m going to hell, in my family’s eyes.
Me and my partner were talking about whether we should act like Christians tomorrow to simplify things. What do you think?
A few years ago i took a road trip from Atlanta to New Orleans, Dallas, visits friends in Arizona and ended up in LA.
The leg from Atlanta to New Orleans was scary for an atheist, some ofthose guys carried guns and spoke jesus, or god twice every sentence?
The further west we got the more relaxed things were. So I'm guessing religion is the core conversation in the deep south.
I've been asked, directly and I directly.Are they going to ask you if you're a Christian?? If you bow your head while someone rambles on, you're just being polite, but if you are point blank asked, tell the truth.
I should try it as a awful alien atheist asian.I don't know if its the core conversation in the South, but its definitely mentioned frequently, and always with the assumption that everyone present is Christian.
Where I am(Midwest), its uncommon(but not unheard of) that people will use this default idea that everyone shares their belief, and most tend not to bring up religious conversations unless they're aware of what the other believes. Occasionally, you'll see it defaulted with older folks in rural areas, but that's about it.
If you went from Atlanta to Dallas, sounds like you were right in the thick of it...
I wouldn't say it was scary for me when we traveled through the south this past summer(it was for my oldest son), but I really wasn't comfortable, as a non-Christian.
I should try it as a awful alien atheist asian.
Well I don't want to do that but maybe I'mWhile wearing an LGBT tee shirt
What would 'act like Christians' look like?
Well I don't want to do that but maybe I'm
a lesbian, I'm sure done with men.
I guess I am a bit late for this. However, being a Christian is not such a bad thing, so there is no harm in pretending for a day just to keep peace in the family.Me and my partner were talking about whether we should act like Christians tomorrow to simplify things. What do you think?
Saying grace might be a simple example. It's certainly one that clarified my children's position on God to some of our friends.
Daddy, Min had her eyes open during grace!Okay. Then isn’t it an easy enough thing to just bow your head and mumble, when others are saying grace?
Okay. Then isn’t it an easy enough thing to just bow your head and mumble, when others are saying grace?
Okay. Then isn’t it an easy enough thing to just bow your head and mumble, when others are saying grace?
Why would I do that?
I just sit quietly and politely and let them finish. My kids can make their own choice between doing the same or joining in, but I'm certainly not going to encourage them to pretend to be Christian if they're not.
Too much to ask, eh? Gotcha.