I was watching a video and it got me thinking about this. We all know the type. The Jewish friend who comes over every year to ask if you have any leftover Easter ham. The Buddhist who everyone will brag saved them in the war. The Bahai who adheres to reincarnation instead of Heaven. The other day, I met a Muslim walking his pet pig. A match made in Heaven.

What’s the biggest deviation from the norm you’ve seen in someone of a certain religion who otherwise would show they genuinely believe in it?

  • Zonetrooper@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    Met someone who - in the course of a discussion - admitted that they were adamant in their belief that God existed and all the stuff in the Bible had actually happened, but also adamantly refused to observe any religious commandments or pray, because he was “angry at God” over the state of the world.

    I wasn’t quite sure if I felt sorry for his dealing with that kind of anger, or mild respect for his willingness to fully believe in God and yet raise a giant middle finger in His direction. Man had a mission, I guess.

    • skulblaka@sh.itjust.works
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      7 hours ago

      I don’t believe that there is a God.

      But if there is, I sure do have a laundry list of questions for that mfer that I’ll surely be asking as I’m escorted out of the pearly gates and downstairs.