I'm sorry you have to deal with the world being so a anti-Muslim these days.
bro, it's not that bad. like, this doesn't happen to me all the time. if most christians thought and acted the same way as he did, i obviously wouldn't be able to have any christian friends.
i went to a university where the demographics were very very diverse, and I think everyone who attended there who was social had the pleasure of being part of a melting pot in a campus limited society
Agree with this.
Sorry about your incident XB.
thank you good sir.
That's the exit cue. There's no law that you have to listen/respond to ********. Let him keep talking if he wants. Will sound pretty stupid after no responses for a minute. Don't let pratts ruin your day.
the rest of my day was better bro
it's just I could not stop thinking about how rude that guy was being for a while. it was stuck in my head like the entire time on my ride back home from the dentist.
That's awful that people are so prejudice against people that are Muslim. Such an irrational hatred because of the actions of a very small group of people.
yeah man, he even called the religion a cult. he just wouldn't stop.
Sorry this happened to you, XtremelyBaneful.
That guy is a disrespectful misinformed moron. Don't let him get you down.
thank you, Marvolo. it is the support from others that truly shows you that you're not alone. it's too bad I was alone when the guy was berating me though.
Aww, that sucks.
I get this sometimes from other Christian denominations. I'm Catholic, so I get a lot of, "Oh, so you're not really a Christian", and then they talk about saving my soul or whatnot. OR, conversely, if they are not religious, I get to hear someone yap at me at how my religion has ruined All The Things.
People suck. Sorry you had to put up with someone who hasn't learned to keep their opinions to themselves.
yap, that is just as bad. in fact, I would say what you had to go through was even
worse. being a part of the same faith and having one from another denomination telling you you're wrong, even though you guys follow the same scripture (bible)? i'm sorry that happened to you.
and thank you for your support.
This kind of thing just reminds me that so many problems in the world just come down to people not having what should be common sense self awareness. How DENSE does someone have to be to seemingly go OUT of his way to continue on deconstructing someone else's religious beliefs, all in a disrespectful manner to their face. If the tables were turned how would he feel if he met someone that kept hounding on Christianity? Not too good I'd guess. This is all coming from a dyed in the wool Atheist/Materialist who has problems with ALL religions, especially the Abrahamic faiths, but in day to day contact I don't go deconstructing people's faiths to their faces, and in fact my good friend that I have contact with every day is a true believer born again. How is that possible? Cuz I have a bare minimum of self awareness and know that wouldn't be conducive to regular day to day operations in the world, not to mention it's pretty Zod-Damned rude.
I always forget to say things in the middle of an argument with someone. What I should've said to him was what I said to da champion above. "sir, if every Christian thought the same as you do about me, I would not have any Christian friends."
He was older than me, like at least 40 or something, and he probably hasn't interacted with very many people different from himself. But that doesn't give him an excuse to be condescending when he does meet someone different.
XB, that guy was just a d**k. I don't care what you believe, as long as you believe in it wholeheartedly.
same man. you don't have to be the same as me to get along with me, but just, don't pressure your beliefs on to me. you know what i'm saying?
Salaam, Baneful.
Discussions like these bring up the thought of:
"If that was true, then how do we exist? Won't older generations possibly severe one of or more of my ancestors, and with it the chance of me existing?"
The problem is if the other end thinks these thoughts are smartarse replies, and prolong the conversation in the wrong way.
You made the smart choice ignoring the jerk.
The dentist doesn't know when something like this will happen.
Such a situation could occur in the supermarket, or in a subway cart.
Walaikuum aziz.
Although I need to clear up the misconception that this man was NOT my dentist. He was another man who had an 8am appt, the dentistry opened right at 8 so he and I were outside talking and then continued talking as the receptionist unlocked the doors to go inside, and continued the conversation in the lobby.
I am genuinely shocked your dentist can say that in a professional environment. Aren't there laws about religious freedom and not using derogative language in your area? That's not ok and you shouldn't just have to put up with it.
I'm sorry, I need to make clear that the man I was having the conversation with was NOT the dentist, but another person who had an appointment at the same time as I did who just decided to start talking to me.
In short, the discussion of god and religion came up after I used the term "god willing" (the context was jobs, I just graduated and said something like, 'god willing i'll get a job soon), and then went downhill after I revealed to him that I am a Muslim.
he's a crazy bastard but he's cool.
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