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[JustGeorge]

Because I have too much time to think, I've been pondering lately how you meet people with various beliefs here on the forums, but may not have ever met anyone with those beliefs personally. How about you? Have you met people from the following religions(in person, not online)?

For the sake of this poll, I'm going to assume most of us that are on the forums live in places in which we've likely met a Christian or an Atheist. If you have not, please state that.

As for the religions listed, if you know what sect they belong to, feel free to add that. Or, if you've met a person from a notable faith that I haven't listed, please add that as well.

 

[Left Coast]

Because I have too much time to think, I've been pondering lately how you meet people with various beliefs here on the forums, but may not have ever met anyone with those beliefs personally. How about you? Have you met people from the following religions?

For the sake of this poll, I'm going to assume most of us that are on the forums live in places in which we've likely met a Christian or an Atheist. If you have not, please state that.

As for the religions listed, if you know what sect they belong to, feel free to add that. Or, if you've met a person from a notable faith that I haven't listed, please add that as well.

I used to carpool in elementary school with a Sikh boy. I remember once he explained a little of his religion to me and he told me that Sikhs worship the same God as Christians. When I got home and relayed this information to my Baptist parents, they were displeased and insisted that wasn't true haha. But they were very nice, highly intelligent people.

 

[Revoltingest]

Dang...I've met'm all.
Worked with many.
Hired many.
Gimme a harder quiz, eh.

 

[JustGeorge]

Dang...I've met'm all.
Worked with many.
Hired many.
Gimme a harder quiz, eh.

Alright, a bonus edition just for you...

How about someone who practices Shinto? How about someone who practices Vodou? How about a Druid? How about someone following the Yoruba religion? Maybe an enthusiastic adherent from the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster, complete with colander on head?

 

[Left Coast]

Dang...I've met'm all.
Worked with many.
Hired many.
Gimme a harder quiz, eh.

You've met a Jain? I've never had the pleasure.

 

[JustGeorge]

You've met a Jain? I've never had the pleasure.

Me either. I've never met a Jain, a Daoist, a Baha'i, or a person who follows a Left Hand Path.

 

[Revoltingest]

Alright, a bonus edition just for you...

How about someone who practices Shinto? How about someone who practices Vodou? How about a Druid? How about someone following the Yoruba religion? Maybe an enthusiastic adherent from the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster, complete with colander on head?

None of those....yet.

 

[Revoltingest]

You've met a Jain? I've never had the pleasure.

Memory fades.
I've also met some interesting new agey types
who believe in "engineers" on another astral plane.

 

[JustGeorge]

None of those....yet.

Well, now you have something to shoot for.

Memory fades.
I've also met some interesting new agey types
who believe in "engineers" on another astral plane.

Met a lot of those...

 

[Sgt. Pepper]

I've met a couple of Muslims, but I haven't met anyone else listed in the poll.

 

[JustGeorge]

I've met a couple of Muslims, but I haven't met anyone else listed in the poll.

You mind me asking your general whereabouts?

 

[Revoltingest]

Memory fades.
I've also met some interesting new agey types
who believe in "engineers" on another astral plane.

I suppose that beings on another astral plane
might believe that I, an engineer, exist. But as
a being, I'm far from supreme.

 

[Sgt. Pepper]

You mind me asking your general whereabouts?

It was at the Fort Worth Zoo, to be exact. My car battery had died and a nice Muslim man was the only person who volunteered to give my car a jump start. I asked several other people before this gentlemen came along, and they all declined helping me. A few of these people didn't even answer me, they just shook their head no and kept walking. I remember it well because I was put out by a couple of these rude and inconsiderate people because they were wearing a Christian cross.

 

[JustGeorge]

It was at the Fort Worth Zoo, to be exact. My car battery had died and a nice Muslim man was the only person who volunteered to give my car a jump start. I asked several other people before this gentlemen came along, and they all declined helping me. A few of these people didn't even answer me, they just shook their head no and kept walking. I remember it well because I was put out by a couple of these rude and inconsiderate people because they were wearing a Christian cross.

I take it you live in Texas, then? I've heard its a mostly Christian area... had a Druid friend move there once, and she got a lot of scuff over it(I think she eventually converted in hopes of having a social life).

 

[sun rise]

Not recently of course, but I've been at events from our local interfaith group Congregational Members List where I've met a bunch of those on your list. We've had events where people presented something from their group, songs, dances, meditations so we could get a taste of what they believe.

 

[Sgt. Pepper]

I take it you live in Texas, then? I've heard its a mostly Christian area... had a Druid friend move there once, and she got a lot of scuff over it(I think she eventually converted in hopes of having a social life).

Yes, I live in Texas, and it seems to be predominantly Christian, or at least that's my perception of the area.

In my case, the Muslim was the Good Samaritan, and not the Christians who passed by and wouldn't help me in my time of need.

 

[exchemist]

Because I have too much time to think, I've been pondering lately how you meet people with various beliefs here on the forums, but may not have ever met anyone with those beliefs personally. How about you? Have you met people from the following religions(in person, not online)?

For the sake of this poll, I'm going to assume most of us that are on the forums live in places in which we've likely met a Christian or an Atheist. If you have not, please state that.

As for the religions listed, if you know what sect they belong to, feel free to add that. Or, if you've met a person from a notable faith that I haven't listed, please add that as well.

The most interesting religion to me that is not on the list is the Parsees, Zoroastrians. I met one in Dubai, a very interesting and cultivated man. I’ve also met a Japanese Shinto follower, though it was in a very low key way. (And a number of Japanese Catholics too, which surprised me, until I learned about the Jesuit mission.)

 

[JustGeorge]

The most interesting religion to me that is not on the list is the Parsees, Zoroastrians. I met one in Dubai, a very interesting and cultivated man.

That's awesome! Never met a Zoroastrian. I know little of the faith.

 

[Shadow Wolf]

To my knowledge I've never met a Jainist, but I've met everyone else on the list.

How about a Druid?

No has met a proper Druid in centuries. We don't even actually know that much about the Celtic religions as a whole.

 

[JustGeorge]

To my knowledge I've never met a Jainist, but I've met everyone else on the list.

No has met a proper Druid in centuries. We don't even actually know that much about the Celtic religions as a whole.

I meant a modern Druid. There are plenty of them(and most acknowledge the lack of information regarding the topic).