What would you do in this position??, religous belifes... Options

[Valo666]

So im in school right now for automotive. My class is 21 people, 19 of which are guys. We have 2 girls. One of them happens to be extreamly extreamly religous. Like wears "have you found jesus" and "the lord is my savior" t-shirts daily. Any ways, working in a shop with mainly guys, we swear and cuss and stuff when we are working. Any guy who has had to work on somethin that wasnt easy to work on or has hurt them selves working on somethin knows about this. Any ways, so the other day i bashed my knuckels..

thats after a week of healing. I took a good chunk out of the top join of my middel finger too. It was alot worse when it happened

back on topic, when i did this i yelled out "GOD F*CKING DAMNIT!!!"..mainly cuz it hurt like hell. Any ways, this girl has givin me sh*t b4 about "taking the lords name in vain". I personaly am not religous in the slightest, havent been since i was 11. So because i said that, she yelled at me for half an hour straight about how "even though i dont belive in god, i should respect other peoples religons". Im totaly ok with that, but she honestly expects that every person in my class or in any shop ever is never gonna say "god damnit" or "jesus christ". So she got so offended by me smacking my knuckels that she actually went to the head of our department and b*tched at him for an hour, and is not trying to make it so that if we say that we are gonna get kicked out of class for the rest of the day. Heres the majour downside to this all, the head of our program and the teacher we had that day are both big on religion too. So now they are trying to force religous belifes on us and addapt our lives to what they want because of their relgion. Personaly as some one who is not religous in the slightest, i think its great for any one to belive in any thing they want, but am offended by them trying to force their belifes onto me. I know its nothing big, but I personaly hate HATE when people try and change who i am and try and force their belifes on me. Like i mean ok, if it was just me cussing once or twice she gave me crap, i would be ok with it, but its when she goes to try and make it so that we are kicked out of class, like we are in grade 3, thats where it crosses the line. Like she actually yelled at me one day saying i was supporting satan and demonic worshipings because my InFlames t-shirt had their deamon logo.

Any ways, im out of ideas of what to do, mainly cuz i dont wanna come off as a complete ass or offend her more than i already have. Like Im a nice guy, but i come off as a jack ass alot of the time. I mean, im ok with religon and peoples belifes, my girlfriend is a devote Catholic, but it just irretates me when people try and change my belifes or force theirs on me.

[Consynx]

hit on her

This post has been edited by Consynx: Apr 4, 2007 - 11:05 PM

[Mynzeyes]

Give her your dick in a box.

Tell it's a present bc you're sorry.

[forkee]

tell them that you have tourretts and that if they bother you again about it you will sue them for being prejudiced. then throw in some profanity to top it off.

[Toyoca]

tell them that you have tourretts and that if they bother you again about it you will sue them for being prejudiced. then throw in some profanity to top it off.

do that.


i remember i was walking on campus and some students at a blood donation stand gave me **** about not giving blood. I just walked passed the guy and he said "you are selfish" or something of the sort. and i wanted to yell @ him and tell him i had AIDS for him to stfu for being an ass (i dont have AIDS). end story.

[Mangozac]

OK I grew up going to church and my family are still big Christians. I don't go to church these days but I still live by the beliefs that I was brought up with.

In my opinion that girl is totally right - the catch is that the way she is handling things is totally wrong

I prefer it if people don't swear and if they are Christians then I will have a go at them about it. But if a non-Christian swears then it doesn't bother me. You can't go around expecting people to change the way they are for no reason and trying to force people like she is will simply end up having the opposite effect.

And fair enough if you had sworn for no reason her point may become slightly more valid but come on - after gouging his hand in automotive class I would say it's almost a man's right to let loose some words

Perhaps you should approach her about it?

[Valo666]

tryed..all she says is "its my religon and beliefs and i would perfer it if you or any one doesnt swear". Not caring about any one else, just her self. Shes pretty much trying to make her self a special case because shes one of the only 2 girls in the class. Like she will actually push us out of the way when we are watchin demos so she can get right up front so she can see and pretty much only she can see. She figures she gets special treatment because shes a female, but the other girl in our class just acts like one of the guys and doesnt give a sh*t. She pretty much wants every one to be like her and respect what she wants and wants every thing based around her. Thats what pisses me off.

[CelicaBuddy]

i hate people like that.

[jmastaniza]

I hate people that are like that too.

[Mangozac]

Yeah I can't stand people who do that. It's one of the reasons I stopped going to church. If you want respect from other people you've gotta give them respect first.

[goferris]

I hate people that are like that too.

is she atleast hott? if not then you should tell her to shut the F*** up. i personally am religious to an extent, but honestly, pushing it on others doesn't do anything but piss them off and she needs to be told off. now as for you, you should totally apologize for cussing in front of her after she asked you not to and try not to cuss around her anymore, and the key word there is TRY! but other than that she just needs to realize that the world doesn't revolve around her. honestly she chose a bad situation to be all churchy. i wouldn't doubt if even the pope wouldn't say a cuss word or two whilst working on a damn car

[SlickRick]

well first off u should be offended, bcuz she as no right 2 push her stuff on you. and i hope some1 at the school kicks u out of class for saying "jesus christ" bcuz then u cant buy me a real gt-4 with the millions u get from the district for not separating church and state. but tell her u respect her opinion, but its a free country and u can say what u want. i mean there r so many things wrong with her acting like that. she has 2 realize her god is not every1 elses god. its selfish for her 2 act the way she is. i mean i love all people and i dont care how some1 chooses to express there spiritual believes. and if all that dont work tell her Jesus died on the cross so we can be forgiven, so ask her 2 "do what jesus would do" and forgive you!!!

[Jen]

I run away from people in the mall who run around saying "YOU ARE SINNING, CONVERT NOW!" It's a phobia of mine, lol.

Although I am currently in the process of converting to Catholicism, that kind of thing would really agitate me. Freedom of speech, freedom of religion. Unless it is a private christian college, if they are going to kick you out of class for cursing God's name in vain, then it is against the First Amendment.

[Random_Stranger]

Dude, I am religious and yet I don't try to change. The Lord is greater than all, and if it is necessary that I change, then He Himself will make that happen. Being Christian (or anything else for that matter) doesn't make you perfect, and there are many levels of which people are on. Those who go out of their way to correct you, are doing so for one of two reasons. One, that they care about you and would like to see you on the "Right" path. I was lead to believe in God from a young boy, but I strayed.. I got into witchcraft and other things. Refused to believe in God and put down all things religious. Then I began to have my revelations sent to me through my dreams. The visions I had both asleep and awake. God called out to me over time, and I was reminded of the odd things that took place in the past, that I questioned. Sorry, I strayed from my points. This is about you. Okay, so the other reason why they hit you up for correcting you is because (To remind you of the first reason, it is because they care about you. If it is a girl, then she likes you, but needs you to be equal to her, because religion is a huge part of her life, I will explain why this is important after this point). AHEM! Okay, the second reason is because they are up their @$$es! Looking for anyone to make an example of, to show how far they progressed and how much better they are.

Take the Pharisees from the Bible. They were people who earned this title. Once they got the title, they felt better than those who were below them. They forgot what they were. That is HUMAN. To be human is to error. Life is at a fine balance, and you cannot obtain "Perfect" but you can practice it. Such as Faith, Hope and Love. You cannot say "I have Love and it is going no where", because many things can happen. You can lose all of these, but the only way to obtain them, is to practice them. So, if the girl is trying to get you to come to God, perhaps she has an interest in you. The reason why it is important and why it is mostly successful to have God the main factor in your marriage is because, rather than seek Dr. Phill, or any human for that matter to get advice for the marriage...... You have God. So who counsels your marriage when the happiness doesn't last? The Bible. The one thing that you both built your life on. The reason why marriages are taken place in church is to receive God's blessing. So He can make it work.

Aside from all this, I have had many experiences that make me a firm believer. But I do not try to change anyone, I only offer advice to those who ask. At any rate, if you have any questions, feel free to ask. As for the Libido of christian women? Very Strong! Imagine holding out for so long. Even if they are not pure... It is not wrong, the Song of Solomon answers most questions of a young man, that he would ask himself about a woman who lives her life for God. I offer friendship as well as advice to you my friend, PM me anytime. Good Luck.

[BlackCelicaGT94]

tryed..all she says is "its my religon and beliefs and i would perfer it if you or any one doesnt swear". Not caring about any one else, just her self. Shes pretty much trying to make her self a special case because shes one of the only 2 girls in the class. Like she will actually push us out of the way when we are watchin demos so she can get right up front so she can see and pretty much only she can see. She figures she gets special treatment because shes a female, but the other girl in our class just acts like one of the guys and doesnt give a sh*t. She pretty much wants every one to be like her and respect what she wants and wants every thing based around her. Thats what pisses me off.

uhh whats this chick going to do when shes actually working in a real shop and the guys have the nudie pics up of girls?? i grew up my whole life in garages and shops (lol u wouldnt know it by my mechanical skills) and its just a part of shops. its a locker room! nudie pics, machines, swearing, etc. this chick needs to realize its the real world not lil house on the prarie. all you can do is tell people that you dont like what they do and would appreciate it if they didnt and if they continue then you just let it go.

i say with her you just take her a side and tell her that you see where she is coming from and that ur not religious but respect her beliefs but she needs to respect the fact that you both are very different and you will try to meet her in the middle and not use the lords name but you a swear word may come out of your mouth

[Random_Stranger]

tryed..all she says is "its my religon and beliefs and i would perfer it if you or any one doesnt swear". Not caring about any one else, just her self. Shes pretty much trying to make her self a special case because shes one of the only 2 girls in the class. Like she will actually push us out of the way when we are watchin demos so she can get right up front so she can see and pretty much only she can see. She figures she gets special treatment because shes a female, but the other girl in our class just acts like one of the guys and doesnt give a sh*t. She pretty much wants every one to be like her and respect what she wants and wants every thing based around her. Thats what pisses me off.

uhh whats this chick going to do when shes actually working in a real shop and the guys have the nudie pics up of girls?? i grew up my whole life in garages and shops (lol u wouldnt know it by my mechanical skills) and its just a part of shops. its a locker room! nudie pics, machines, swearing, etc. this chick needs to realize its the real world not lil house on the prarie. all you can do is tell people that you dont like what they do and would appreciate it if they didnt and if they continue then you just let it go.

i say with her you just take her a side and tell her that you see where she is coming from and that ur not religious but respect her beliefs but she needs to respect the fact that you both are very different and you will try to meet her in the middle and not use the lords name but you a swear word may come out of your mouth

I agree with you there. People can say other words instead of the words they choose when they curse, but the bottom line is, you are doing what you are doing. If I smashed my finger and said "Sugar coated butterflies" I am still swearing. So what is the difference? I never understood that. Besides, you said God. God isn't his name (if she was that religious, she would know what God's True name is.... Like it is hard to find out or anything. It's in the friggin Bible).

[tomazws]

is she hot?

[Random_Stranger]

is she hot?

That reminds me of when Pedro said that in Napoleon Dynamite. "Is she haut"

[CelicaBuddy]

I agree with you there. People can say other words instead of the words they choose when they curse, but the bottom line is, you are doing what you are doing. If I smashed my finger and said "Sugar coated butterflies" I am still swearing. So what is the difference? I never understood that. Besides, you said God. God isn't his name (if she was that religious, she would know what God's True name is.... Like it is hard to find out or anything. It's in the friggin Bible).

what is god's true name anyways??? Just outa curiosity...

[Random_Stranger]

I agree with you there. People can say other words instead of the words they choose when they curse, but the bottom line is, you are doing what you are doing. If I smashed my finger and said "Sugar coated butterflies" I am still swearing. So what is the difference? I never understood that. Besides, you said God. God isn't his name (if she was that religious, she would know what God's True name is.... Like it is hard to find out or anything. It's in the friggin Bible).

what is god's true name anyways??? Just outa curiosity...

LOL I thought it was Yahweh or Yahueh, whichever you want to pronounce. Spell check says ditch the second, but either one is fine.