I'm so sick of reading that. Thank your surgeon, the surgical staff, the person that came up with the concept of the gastric sleeve, etc.!

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/

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!

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.

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?

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.

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

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!)