Comments on: A Priest and an Atheist… http://friendlyatheist.com/2007/02/26/a-priest-and-an-atheist/ Atheism with Positivity Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:26:44 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Bill http://friendlyatheist.com/2007/02/26/a-priest-and-an-atheist/comment-page-1/#comment-6931 Bill Tue, 27 Feb 2007 20:15:52 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/2007/02/26/a-priest-and-an-atheist/#comment-6931 Jennifer, I will admit that I have hoped at times that she might convert, though I don't now. It felt like the easiest way to resolve the differences, but I do think that was a matter of me looking at things the wrong way and looking for an easy out. I don't discount that it is possible, but what I see as critical now is that she support what I may end up doing and that she can accept the demands it would make on me and on her. I know that the difference in our faiths presents an additional hurdle, and what occupies me now is trying to find if there is a way for her to be a part of any ministry I may take up, regardless of what she believes. If I am to make a life of this, anyone I am with will have to be a part of it too in one way or another. I do believe that is a high price to pay. I don't, however, believe that makes me a jerk. Bill Jennifer,

I will admit that I have hoped at times that she might convert, though I don’t now. It felt like the easiest way to resolve the differences, but I do think that was a matter of me looking at things the wrong way and looking for an easy out. I don’t discount that it is possible, but what I see as critical now is that she support what I may end up doing and that she can accept the demands it would make on me and on her.

I know that the difference in our faiths presents an additional hurdle, and what occupies me now is trying to find if there is a way for her to be a part of any ministry I may take up, regardless of what she believes. If I am to make a life of this, anyone I am with will have to be a part of it too in one way or another. I do believe that is a high price to pay. I don’t, however, believe that makes me a jerk.

Bill

]]> By: Jennifer http://friendlyatheist.com/2007/02/26/a-priest-and-an-atheist/comment-page-1/#comment-6921 Jennifer Tue, 27 Feb 2007 17:02:33 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/2007/02/26/a-priest-and-an-atheist/#comment-6921 This preist comes off as... a bit of a jerk, really, though I think he would be a "nice" guy. But that "nice" guy thing is really a cover for "I think that the wonderfulness of the people in my parish will change my dumb little girlfriend's mind," and OF COURSE she will come back to the faith if I show her Christians can be NICE. I think he wants to convert her, because what I keep seeing him say is, "she has learned... she has participated... she has seen..." and then from his end "I MIGHT have learned to be more tolerant." That is the most important part of their relationship unbalence right there. Run, Atheist girlfriend, run far away! This preist comes off as… a bit of a jerk, really, though I think he would be a “nice” guy. But that “nice” guy thing is really a cover for “I think that the wonderfulness of the people in my parish will change my dumb little girlfriend’s mind,” and OF COURSE she will come back to the faith if I show her Christians can be NICE. I think he wants to convert her, because what I keep seeing him say is, “she has learned… she has participated… she has seen…” and then from his end “I MIGHT have learned to be more tolerant.” That is the most important part of their relationship unbalence right there.

Run, Atheist girlfriend, run far away!

]]> By: Logos http://friendlyatheist.com/2007/02/26/a-priest-and-an-atheist/comment-page-1/#comment-6873 Logos Tue, 27 Feb 2007 01:36:55 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/2007/02/26/a-priest-and-an-atheist/#comment-6873 <em>and later, they unholyed the holy water! </em> Sorry, thats all I got. and later, they unholyed the holy water!

Sorry, thats all I got.

]]> By: Bill http://friendlyatheist.com/2007/02/26/a-priest-and-an-atheist/comment-page-1/#comment-6841 Bill Mon, 26 Feb 2007 22:23:15 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/2007/02/26/a-priest-and-an-atheist/#comment-6841 It just occurred to me that there are probably a lot of terribly clever jokes that could begin with "A priest and an atheist... walk into a bar" It just occurred to me that there are probably a lot of terribly clever jokes that could begin with “A priest and an atheist… walk into a bar”

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