This is a sad thing to log on and read! I don't know what things are like in the US, but in Britain critics of religion seem increasingly to use crude and harsh language - indeed, a few even feel that it is important to make sure religious people know that you think that they are stupid and delusional, in the hope that this will make them give up their faith. Jews are not exempt from this - one of my colleagues has married a Jewish man, and been made welcome at the local synagogue; another colleague expressed his approval, saying that he was glad that the rabbi was 'less disgustingly racist than these people usually are'. I think that your response is very measured. I'm glad you said it - it needed to be said.
I realize that I am assuming that your friend was one of these aggressive atheists. If she was a Protestant, then I apologize unreservedly for what she said. I hope you know that we do not all think like that!
And I'd love to know what you thought of Belfast (and, indeed, why you went there). I've never been there myself, but have had a number of friends from there over the years. It seems to produce strong-minded individualistic people with the courage of their convictions and a healthily independent attitude to what people say - Lewis would be a good example, I suppose. I also like the accent, although I realize that this puts me in a minority!
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Date: 2013-05-15 11:31 pm (UTC)I realize that I am assuming that your friend was one of these aggressive atheists. If she was a Protestant, then I apologize unreservedly for what she said. I hope you know that we do not all think like that!
And I'd love to know what you thought of Belfast (and, indeed, why you went there). I've never been there myself, but have had a number of friends from there over the years. It seems to produce strong-minded individualistic people with the courage of their convictions and a healthily independent attitude to what people say - Lewis would be a good example, I suppose. I also like the accent, although I realize that this puts me in a minority!