religious? How do I stop that?
So I guess I'm a closet agnostic...still confused, you know...well, maybe not so confused, but in denial, trying to keep to myself about it. Anyway, since I have a Muslim background, all my family and friends and acquaintances and what not think I'm a straight up down Muslim. It's just reaaaally awkward when anybody talks to me about Islam or God, or want to share the 'scientific beauty' of Islam and talk about unfounded things that tempt me to roll my eyes. I just nod and agree because I don't really want to be uncovered or start problems, but at the same time I want people to know I'm sorta unobservant. Sure, I do some of the cultural things and I still abstain from pork and alcohol because I've grown up with that...but...just no.
One of my close friends is pretty religious and reaaaally narrow-minded, and I hate being around her now because the topic of religion and sometimes politics always seems to pop up, and I don't share her views with religion. She says things that make me cringe, like "those sorts of people are going to hell." Ugh. It annoys me so much.
I never thought this was important, but after seeing a friend after a long time today who only spoke about Islam during most of our conversation (it was hard to deviate, trust me) but I just nodded and smiled at everything she said, and walked off feeling unsatisfied.
I cannot say 'hey man, I think religion is mind control, let's talk about something else' but I would like to hint that I'm not *into* religion, and that I'm not interested in listening to fairytales. Help anyone?
So I guess I'm a closet agnostic...still confused, you know...well, maybe not so confused, but in denial, trying to keep to myself about it. Anyway, since I have a Muslim background, all my family and friends and acquaintances and what not think I'm a straight up down Muslim. It's just reaaaally awkward when anybody talks to me about Islam or God, or want to share the 'scientific beauty' of Islam and talk about unfounded things that tempt me to roll my eyes. I just nod and agree because I don't really want to be uncovered or start problems, but at the same time I want people to know I'm sorta unobservant. Sure, I do some of the cultural things and I still abstain from pork and alcohol because I've grown up with that...but...just no.
One of my close friends is pretty religious and reaaaally narrow-minded, and I hate being around her now because the topic of religion and sometimes politics always seems to pop up, and I don't share her views with religion. She says things that make me cringe, like "those sorts of people are going to hell." Ugh. It annoys me so much.
I never thought this was important, but after seeing a friend after a long time today who only spoke about Islam during most of our conversation (it was hard to deviate, trust me) but I just nodded and smiled at everything she said, and walked off feeling unsatisfied.
I cannot say 'hey man, I think religion is mind control, let's talk about something else' but I would like to hint that I'm not *into* religion, and that I'm not interested in listening to fairytales. Help anyone?