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Debate Can u respect religions and beliefs different from your own?

87 fans picked:
Yes; I have no defined religion, but can respect all points of view
   41%
I only disrespect those who disrespect me.
   33%
Yes; There is one true God, but he says to respect all nonbelievers
   24%
No; There is one true God, and he says to convert all nonbelievers
   1%
No; I have no defined religion, and cannot respect anyone who does
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Cinders picked Yes; I have no defined religion, but can respect all points of view:
And be honest!

I almost picked the "disrespect those who disrespect me" option, but after my initial irritation when I find their lack of respect for me, I tend to get over it rather quickly.

If those who don't respect my lack of faith want to condemn me to hell, judge me, and call me evil, then I bet that's all sorts of fun for them. Feeds the superiority complex. But be wary of the "J" word ("Judge" not "Jesus") as it may get you into trouble with your big guy some day. But it won't get you in trouble with me, in the long run.
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nuimdave said:
I don't respect their religious beliefs, but that doesn't make me not respect the person.
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Cinders picked Yes; I have no defined religion, but can respect all points of view:
That's pretty much what I meant. The wording was off, maybe I'll fix it.

EDIT: Can't fix it. Oh well. You still make a valid point.
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Cara09 picked I only disrespect those who disrespect me.:
acctualy if they don't respect me i just don't talk to them, and with most of my friends with difering views we avoid the topic.
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Quinzark picked Yes; I have no defined religion, but can respect all points of view:
i don't have a lack of faith as such, but i don't fully think anyone has it fully right. people are entitled to there own beliefs & as long as other people don't get hurt by it i say let them be.
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amazondebs picked I only disrespect those who disrespect me.:
if someone tries to put there believes on to me they clearly don't respect mine and that is the only time i will not respect someone else view unless of course their believe involve hurting people (cults terrorists ect)
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tvman picked I only disrespect those who disrespect me.:
Although I do disrespect people who disrespect other people's religious beliefs.
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Lila856 picked Yes; There is one true God, but he says to respect all nonbelievers:
just being honest!
i`m not gonna judge anyone at all but there is only one God .
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DrDevience picked Yes; I have no defined religion, but can respect all points of view:
Right. See top of comments. I can respect a person while not respecting their belief. It is few and far between, mind you... but there have been one or two who I have met that walked the walk instead of just spouting crap. Those folks I respect deeply, even if I do not believe.
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ztara picked I only disrespect those who disrespect me.:
and even then its not over religion but people who i disrespect. I would only have ago at religion if it is blatently stupid! and thats why people think im racist or what have you, but im not i just belive that we shouldn't shy away from saying when religion is causing problems in the world. Just my opinion
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kateliness2 picked Yes; There is one true God, but he says to respect all nonbelievers:
I always have. Most of my friends are not the same religious beliefs as myself.

I don't particularly care if someone disrespects me, but I get very defensive of other people.
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blisslikethis picked Yes; I have no defined religion, but can respect all points of view:
i completely agree with nuimdave and DrD.. not much more to say really haha.
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TweenaCat said:
It really depends on the belief. I would never disrespect the person, but there are some beliefs that I can't respect. If someone says, "It's in my religion to: circumcise girls/hang gay people/allow a person to rape my daughter" I'm not able to respect that. But in most cases I can respect someone's belief.
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SG1-090 picked I only disrespect those who disrespect me.:
i respect some beliefs completely and some not at all.
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Amoora picked Yes; There is one true God, but he says to respect all nonbelievers:
Well my religion actually makes it quite clear that you've GOT TO respect others.
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WChangeRider picked Yes; There is one true God, but he says to respect all nonbelievers:
This was hard, but the one I chose was the closest, actually no, the other one was...oh, well.

I personally love all types of religions, it's what makes the world wonderful.
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bebotx511 picked Yes; I have no defined religion, but can respect all points of view:
I believe it is unfair for a person to try to convert someone, just because of their religion.
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Jillywinkles picked I only disrespect those who disrespect me.:
Hmmmm, well, I am always tolerant of all religions, but I don't know if I actually respect people who hold beliefs that I find silly.

First of all, I don't understand the line between respecting the person but not their beliefs, because your beliefs are what make you the person you are, surely?

Still, I have met people who are really lovely, and I become really great friends with them, but then they start talking to me about Jesus died for our sins, or how they can't eat dairy with meat, or how they saw this ghost last night, and I guess I do lose some respect for them.

So I guess I still respect the person, just not quite as much as I otherwise would have.
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fishypup picked Yes; I have no defined religion, but can respect all points of view:
But you best not be disrespectin' me. ;)
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Monrose picked I only disrespect those who disrespect me.:
If you don't respect me, I won't give any respect in return. Happens a lot when I discuss religion.
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I am a Moslem and I respect all religions.
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zanhar1 picked Yes; I have no defined religion, but can respect all points of view:
I am Catholic, however I will never tell anyone that they're religion is invalid or something of the sort. In fact I'm actually going to be taking a class on Buddhism and Hinduism, I've done a fair share of research on pagan religions; I think it's important to learn about religions outside your own.
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