Reply #65: I gota go with burtworm on this. [View All]

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I can’t speak for the OP but for me sitting in church wouldn’t just be sitting there getting by. The majority of what was said and done would offend me. Its like asking someone to watch a porno once a week when they REALLY don’t want to. It’s an unreasonable expectation and just giving in ‘for the benefit of the relationship’ will only breed tension/resentment and ultimately destroy it.

Not everything you don’t like is of that nature. But for many atheists religion IS. It’s a deal breaker.

I think that we can probably all accept that for most people there exist things that are deal breakers. Perhaps they might even do something once. But being expected to do that thing on a regular basis is simply unacceptable. This varies for different people. For someone it might be NOT going to church. For another it would be going to church, for someone else the porno, for another moving to x city or away from y.

Compromises must be made but both parties need to respect the areas that are truly unacceptable ground.