"Thank God for My Sleeve!"

[LipstickLady 25,682]

Absolutely, @@Babbs . I treat people with kindness, live with good ethics, do nice things for others, embrace people for their differences and "tolerate" those differences because I CHOOSE to, not because someone (or some book) tells me that I will go to hell if I don't.

I live in the bible belt, so i understand how you feel professionally. I just keep my head down and go with the flow.

[VSGAnn2014 12,992]

And this article just appeared in my in-box today ... an interesting business / cultural take on religion in the workplace with some reliable demographic statistics. As American society becomes less religious, overall, the remaining religious ones are becoming collectively more fundamentalist.

It makes for an interesting and complicated workplace and marketplace for many.

http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/separation-of-church-and-cubicle-religion-in-the-modern-workplace/

[Babbs 14,680]

And this article just appeared in my in-box today ... an interesting business / cultural take on religion in the workplace with some reliable demographic statistics. As American society becomes less religious, overall, the remaining religious ones are becoming collectively more fundamentalist.

It makes for an interesting and complicated workplace and marketplace for many.

http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/separation-of-church-and-cubicle-religion-in-the-modern-workplace/

Very interesting!! Thanks for sharing!

[VSGAnn2014 12,992]

Babbs,

I hear you on the keep your head down approach.

We live in an area where we are sometimes handed business cards by realtors, appraisers, plumbers, developers, even bankers, which have Bible verses printed on them.

As the saying goes, "She's a good, Christian woman."

I have a friend (in Maine) who, when she listed her home for sale a couple of years ago, was advised by her realtor to remove from sight any copies of The New Yorker magazine. "You don't want any potential buyers thinking you might be a liberal."

I'll say it again: Tolerance is tough. For everyone. We're so devoted to our tribes. Rising above that devotion is the greatest challenge and the highest drama of civilization.

[ttdish 315]

Was surprised to see this as a sub-group, so I thought I'd pop in and hear from some like minded folks..

This thread had me cracking up.. I have to wonder, am I the only atheist who uses some of these terms despite not believing in God?

Like, "thank god it's not so hot today." Or "oh my god, this movie is so funny." I even say God bless you when someone sneezes. It's just automatic, like please or thank you.

Anyways, sometime I catch myself saying these things and I find it funny. Anyone else?

[Fredbear 397]

As American society becomes less religious, overall, the remaining religious ones are becoming collectively more fundamentalist.

The best way to piss off fundamentalists is simply to refer to them as Pharisees. It's accurate, and for them, infuriating.

[LipstickLady 25,682]

You're digging up some old topics today, aren't you?

[Fredbear 397]

Sorry, just discovered this forum and responding to some of the topics. Not intending to be a necro :-)

(see, I told Alex there were too many forums!)