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Re:Indonesia bans forced religious attire in schools by TheAdamAndChe on Sunday February 07, 2021 @06:05AM (#26054162)
I don't know where you're from, but referencing a prayer in response to hearing that someone was infected with a dangerous disease isn't "far over the line of good taste." To those who are religious, it's core to their identity, and their prayer doesn't affect you at all unless you're religious, then it would be seen as very supportive.
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Re:Indonesia bans forced religious attire in schools by alsetmusic on Sunday February 07, 2021 @10:05AM (#26055482)
> referencing a prayer in response to hearing that someone was infected with a dangerous disease isn't "far over the line of good taste."

I don't know if you deliberately misconstrued my words or not. I specifically said this:

> It doesn't bother me if a person says they'll pray for someone's recovery, for example.

What I found "over the line of good taste at the workplace" was this sort of statement:

> "The Lord blah blah and He will save with His grace yadda yadda."

"I'll pray," is non-specific. Getting into the details of one's religion ("God is male, in fact He's Jesus") bothers me. Maybe God is female. Maybe God has another name. Getting specific invalidates the beliefs of others.

And, once again, I am atheist. I don't believe in a supernatural creator. I just don't appreciate the assumption that one's superstitions are more correct than others.

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Re:Indonesia bans forced religious attire in schools by TheAdamAndChe on Sunday February 07, 2021 @12:49PM (#26056616)
I'm sorry, I guess I don't understand. Why does it bother you when people express beliefs different from yours, and how do their beliefs affect you?
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Re:Indonesia bans forced religious attire in schools by Retric on Monday February 08, 2021 @09:56AM (#26065284)
It’s not a religious belief being expressed that’s at issue. People don’t want to hear specifics about your beliefs any more than they want to hear about your sex life, personal fetishes, or bowl movements.
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Re:Indonesia bans forced religious attire in schools by TheAdamAndChe on Monday February 08, 2021 @12:36PM (#26067551)
I'm truly sorry that hearing a prayer is equal to hearing of someone's shit to you. When you hear it, please understand that it's merely a show of support by them. Their culture probably doesn't think it's unkempt for such a personal display to be made to another person.
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