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cbayer

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4. I think your scenario is a great example of why the simplistic labels of theist or atheist

Reply to Cleita (Reply #3)

Fri Apr 5, 2013, 11:48 AM

Apr 2013

or even agnostic don't make a lot of sense to so many people.

While there are those who clearly identify themselves as one of those things, many people fall somewhere in between or move between categories or feel spiritual in some way, etc. etc.

Those that insist that you must pick a label or a group are on the extremes, imo.

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I'm curious about any anecdotes / insights other DUers may offer - [View all] pinto Apr 2013 OP

Most of the people I spend my social time with either have no religious affiliation cbayer Apr 2013 #1

Most of my friendships with religious people were through work. Jim__ Apr 2013 #2

I went to parochial school but my best friend was a neighborhood girl who Cleita Apr 2013 #3

I think your scenario is a great example of why the simplistic labels of theist or atheist cbayer Apr 2013 #4

I spend time with people with a variety of different opinions on faith. hrmjustin Apr 2013 #5

Peace and a good drink! Here's to that cbayer Apr 2013 #6

And here is to you my friend! hrmjustin Apr 2013 #7

Where two or three Episcopalians gather together, there is usually a fifth. kwassa Apr 2013 #8

We tell that joke in my parish as well. hrmjustin Apr 2013 #9

I'm reminded of another old joke Fortinbras Armstrong Apr 2013 #10

Almost everyone in my father's family is Anglican, everyone in my mother's family is Jewish Fortinbras Armstrong Apr 2013 #11

Some years back grantcart Apr 2013 #12