In town for a little shopping today wearing my hat and company work shirt, I'm approached at a grocery store door by a woman handing out bible tracts. She shook my hand and wanted to know if I had accepted Jesus as lord and savior. I simply said that study had taken me too far and I no longer believe. That did not set right with her but we were greatly attracted to each other. We must have shook hands at least twice and then we started talking Big Pharma and how doctors today try to scare you up and put you on programs. She sees this fully, she says.
Talking medical issues we got around to talking smoking and I told her I have not smoked in over 30 years. She says "praise the lord" and then apologizes for saying it. I told her not to worry about it because this is just who she is, so no problem. I thought she might want to follow me home. Later I was wishing she did, or that maybe I could come visit her at her place 30 miles away. Great attractions like this are nice but I do not think believers and non-believers make good couples.
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.This just sounds like complete manipulation. I quit smoking over 50 years ago. It had nothing to do with "praise the lord"- it DID have something to do with using a second of thought, and abandoning such a filthy habit. There was the stink of those things on clothes. I can think of better ways to die, other than with lung cancer.
As far as having a conversation with someone who believes that anything has ever come back from the dead- cockroach to dinosaur, or anything in between, that has to be a joke. The next time JC comes back, he will die by being run over by a bus.
Diogenes
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June 29, 2023
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That sounds like it was a really nice experience. How often do you make a connection like that?
But I have to agree. I think an important factor in a romantic relationship is being able to think out loud without having to censor your feelings or opinions... and you can't do that in a union of hot-button political or religious differences.
On the other hand, there is always room for friendship.
TheoryNumber3
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June 29, 2023
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I agree with you. Her name is Debbie and she once worked for the same corporation I do, but 30 miles away was her store. These days she is on disability because of her back and I take it that her god belief came about because of how 'lucky" she feels in life. I would love to be her friend and if that meant traveling to see her the very next step would be in one of us wanting the other to "think like we do." This is an impossible myth that people create. It makes a hardship of the situation all the way around. Even in a church service everyone there does not think the same. Often we are lulled into thinking that they do. Some would say I am scared of a relationship and this may be true but my belief is "live and let live." If I see her again in town I will suggest we get together for a movie night and let her pick the movie. If she is passing out bible tracts this really could happen.
@DenoPenno Well my answer to that is:
I could agree with you, but then we'd both be wrong 
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