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by Jason Joseph | June 25, 2012
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I am certain that I am not alone when I say that it is extremely annoying to attend professional meetings, concerts, graduation ceremonies, and other public, non-religious functions, and be subjected to what feels like mini church services. I have attended more than one professional staff meeting, for example, and out of “respect” I must stand and endure lengthy sessions of prayer and praise and worship before the meeting could finally begin. For goodness sake, if I wanted to go to church, I would have no difficulty finding a place of worship in this Christian society of ours. If I am invited to attend a meeting, I expect to attend a meeting and not have to stand there and watch people engage mindlessly in their incantations and the stroking of their God’s ego. Leave that for the weekend services or Tuesday night prayer meetings.
This tradition demonstrates a total lack of respect for the varied beliefs of others and perhaps the time has come for some public discussion about it. It is disturbing, that in the year 2012, so many people are still oblivious to the fact that everyone in a room may not be Christian or even religious. I have attempted to explain that to certain individuals in the past, and of course, they are unable to see anything wrong with it because “Christianity is the only way”. Instead, they attempt to justify this inconsiderate practice by saying that no one is forcing anyone to do what they don’t want to do. But the point is, why create an environment that would make someone of a different faith, or a non believer uncomfortable in the first place? Many Christians can’t even bring themselves to read any literature that seems to contradict their beliefs and would most likely walk out of a room if a Muslim were to lead prayers and ask the members of the audience to prostrate themselves on the ground reciting “Allahu Akbar” or “Subhana rabbiyal adheem”.  I could envisage the Christian callers on the radio call-in programs protesting if an atheist teacher were to seize every opportunity he could get to encourage children to reject religion as mythology and enlighten them about the evolution theory. Yet, Christians feel they have the right at all public events to totally disregard the feelings and beliefs of others.
I recently attended a graduation ceremony where a ministry official felt it necessary to spend a few minutes preaching away, quoting scriptures, and indoctrinating the graduands with statements like:
“You were specially designed by God.”
“The bible is the best inspirational book that exists.”
“You cannot succeed without God.”
It’s one thing to share such ideas with your devout congregation, but to assume that the audience before you – just because they are mainly adolescents – does not know any better is undermining their intelligence. Most biologists and those in the scientific community who matter accept as fact that human beings evolved after billions of years and that the earth, according to the bible, couldn’t possibly be only 6000 years old. This obviously sheds a whole new light on the famous creation story. In any event, how does one explain to a physically deformed, not so pretty, or mentally challenged person that he or she was “specially designed by God”?  And concerning the bible – of all the beautiful, deep, life-changing books out there, saying that the bible – a confusing, hodge-podge of a book, of which more than half is totally useless, is the most inspirational book, can only be the opinion of one who has not read widely. As for not being able to succeed without God, I would love to hear an explanation for the many non believers, who are indeed happy and successful, relying on their own efforts and that of other human beings, to get the same “blessings” and achieve the same success that believers experience. As surprising as it may seem there are people who have no need for magic, nor do they need to rely on supernatural intervention in order to get through this life.
What really baffles me, however, is the apparent learned helplessness of believers. How could their self confidence and sense of self worth be so low that they cannot even hold a meeting, host a concert, write a speech, or make a simple decision without God? Even God himself must be totally irritated and embarrassed at the weak-willed nature of mortals, who are supposed to be preparing to be leaders, rulers, kings and priests in the afterlife. How does one believe that he was created in the image of God, and given the necessary talents, wisdom, and intelligence, while at the same time behave like a total handicap, relying on God to pass an exam or deliver a public speech? Would your proverbial God have gone through all that trouble to murder his own son for your sake if he was not cognizant of your immense worth and value? Have some confidence in yourselves and in your “God-given” abilities, oh children of the king.

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39 Responses to More Respect for Non Christians and Unbelievers

  1. DE GENIUS says:
    June 25, 2012 at 3:17 pm

    How could their self confidence and sense of self worth be so low that they cannot even hold a meeting, host a concert, write a speech, or make a simple decision without God? Even God himself must be totally irritated and embarrassed at the weak-willed nature of mortals, who are supposed to be preparing to be leaders, rulers, kings and priests in the afterlife. How does one believe that he was created in the image of God, and given the necessary talents, wisdom, and intelligence, while at the same time behave like a total handicap, relying on God to pass an exam or deliver a public speech?

    God does exist..He really does exist..

  2. Peti mo says:
    June 25, 2012 at 3:55 pm

    i agree with most all you wrote…….however Jah is real and so is evil…….our existence is mere seconds to Jah……. Mostly all who profess to know Jah are actually false worshippers……..as for suffering …..it is because of the evil we do ….the universe is without limit and which CEO would open that up to a bunch of evil selfish people…..freedom is not free…..eternity has a price………true love will be the result of our existence which is mere seconds to Jah………hence true wisdom is only from Jah……my opinion……..love your blogs……bless

    • Peti mo says:
      June 25, 2012 at 4:07 pm

      Do not allow stumbling blocks to blind your searching eyes….they Are dangerous as they fanatically believe their own lies…….enslaveing their minds with dates …sings and vain repititions……they too have their lot……true love does not segregate……true love thinks booze and weed are the same…….true love forces mps to pass laws to protect women…children and the elderly from abuse…..the only litmus is love…….the warlocks and witches who congregate on Sunday and even Saturday are mostly….not all….mostly walking dead……digest

  3. King junior Stewart says:
    June 25, 2012 at 4:17 pm

    Chooops Hateus your point is ???

  4. Joanita says:
    June 25, 2012 at 4:50 pm

    Dear,

    Please read your bible, and do not give in to s blashplemy as “engage mindlessly in their incantations and the stroking of their God’s ego” We should put God, the creator of Heaven and earth first in all we do, we must acknowledge him:I plead the Blood of Jesus upon you! From the Crown of your head to the sole of your feet. Be bless in our LORD!

    your Sister in Christ Jesus

    • Amatus Edwards says:
      June 26, 2012 at 8:36 am

      Joanita,

      You are not helping. Find him and give a call and share the Love of God with him. Convince him that there is a God which is real. That is your job if you are a christian. When you pray, what are you going to ask for. A supernatural appearance for him? You are God’s supernatural appearance if you are a believer.

  5. Amused says:
    June 26, 2012 at 7:03 am

    Ok Jason Joseph, we get it – you don’t believe in God. SO please stop with these inane articles.

    However, if you are going to continue writing about this topic, please do us a favour and do some research first.

    For one, the Bible indicates that the world is 12,000+ years old, not 6,000

    Secondly, many scientists today (even those who matter…) are moving away from evolution as the only explantaion for life, in fact many (who are non christian) believe in intelligent design.

    And thirdly, Richard Dawkins (who I assume would be somewhat of a hero to you) recently stated that he cannot say nor can he prove for certain that there is no God.

    Now, please go find another hobby…

    • stuboi says:
      June 27, 2012 at 1:37 pm

      I think you need to get your facts correct. Evolution is a major topic in any Biology class u take in high school, college, and beyond. I don’t know of any scientist that believing in “Intelligent Design”.

  6. Amatus Edwards says:
    June 26, 2012 at 8:33 am

    Jason, I am eager to meet with you in person. I read a similar article penned by you in the Voice and I must say that you exude the aura of a fierce christian soldier without you realizing. You are actually calling Christians to Trust the gifts that God has given to you and Yes, respect others. There is a scripture passage that asked christians not to eat meat offered to idols in the presence of those who may be offended by it even though we all know that there is nothing really wrong with eating food offered to idols. When Jason gets converted, he will become a force to reckon with. Now all you christians out there, don’t say you are going to pray for him… Find him and share the…

  7. Bernz says:
    June 26, 2012 at 10:00 am

    It is your choice to be a non-believer and not pray also. My question to you is, why is it ok for everyone to stop what the majority may want because of you? You do not have to pray when everyone else is, but my dear, it is a democratic society we live in and the majority still rule. You are welcome to not attend these events, but do not expect people to change for you and a few. I am not going to tell you to read a Bible or anything like that. the same way you want your beliefs respected, you need to respect others.

  8. Botox says:
    June 26, 2012 at 11:45 am

    To believe in anything simply means you are suffering from repressed doubts. You are now a zombie who does not question anything, a believer junkie, a Bible bastard.

  9. Makaveli says:
    June 26, 2012 at 11:58 am

    It is pointless to argue with someone who presents no evidence, at least not original, just hearsay. Did the bible really say the world is at best 6000 years? Didn’t the earth lay formless for unknown times before the Almighty God start creating? In his haste to regurgitate unproven theories, the writer forgot to research and present a viable argument. Look, you were so well designed that you have FREE WILL to choose to believe or not. If you don’t believe then there is no need to take offense when others pray. Just sit on your God created bottom, close you God created mouth and try picturing, with your God created brain (which cannot be duplicated!) the ape from which you evolved.

  10. unbiased says:
    June 26, 2012 at 2:53 pm

    Nice article, please allow people the freedom of their beliefs or non beliefs in this instance, you know your self, with your claiming to be holier that thou attitudes.
    Let me see you god fearing ways in your behavior and in your character. Not in your words or quoting bible verses.

  11. Botox says:
    June 26, 2012 at 4:51 pm

    Believing in God exposes your low intelligence level, only very stupid believe in the big white man in the sky.

  12. j says:
    June 28, 2012 at 8:53 am

    Wow! For an agnostic/atheist/whatever you are, you really like to express your religious beliefs. Poor you… you are so confused and self pitiful persistently penning such garbage. Even if evolution was true (as it isn’t), you would certainly not be evidence of the “higher intelligence beings” we are. These thoughts must occupy your mind all the time. I can’t even begin to imagine.These thoughts are hardly your own. What experiences in life brought you to this state i only wonder, disappointment,failure.
    “The fool has said in his heart there is no God”. Your failure to deny His existence only
    justifies your state and leaves you with excuse to live as you please.
    Thank God that…

  13. Botox says:
    June 29, 2012 at 10:30 am

    When you accepted God in your heart, what you were actually doing was creating an excuse for your existence. You were placing all responsibilities for yourself out of your hands and in the control of a make believe helper. So, if you were poor it is because God wanted it so, if you were ugly that was God’s doing, and in everything it was God’s doing. You are a total idiot who does nothing for himself, just praying and speaking to a wish in the sky, what utter nonsense.

    • sam says:
      June 29, 2012 at 3:36 pm

      Thank you Botox!I hope you’re satisfied!

    • Sherny says:
      June 30, 2012 at 6:29 am

      Botox…wow…your comments are on point. The same brainwashed individuals who are bashing this guy and requesting evidence need the realize that evolution provides more than their theory. I completely agree with his views. Why subject everyone to your Christian beliefs, and we all know that most Christians view individuals with different beliefs negatively. It’s a brainwashed society.

  14. gregory babb says:
    June 30, 2012 at 8:16 am

    in the beginning GOD Gen; 1:1
    he is first and always should be place first, in all things, we must remember all that we have comes from him (even though we don’t recognize him) the cars that we drive, the houses that we live in,the children that we have, think about yr blessings next time. BE BLESSED

  15. humble says:
    June 30, 2012 at 3:24 pm

    what u are basically saying is that it upsets you when people pray It may not be your belief but “one” has to put God first in all that he do.u say God murdered his son…. a murderer don’t intend his victim to rise again, his intent is to destroy him forever, that was not the case..u say the bible is, and i quote “a confusing hodge podge of a book”,unquote.confusing to you i understand, not to me.maybe you should open you “heart” when you read it,our eyes can distinguish between thousands of shade of color it is more sophisticated that any camera any man has ever built yet the most simplest of cameras could not appear just so. it had to be created by “someone”,open your eyes my…

  16. AhigherMind says:
    June 30, 2012 at 6:09 pm

    quote from Makaveli-
    Look, you were so well designed that you have FREE WILL to choose to believe or not. If you don’t believe then there is no need to take offense when others pray. Just sit on your God created bottom, close you God created mouth and try picturing, with your God created brain (which cannot be duplicated!) the ape from which you evolved.

    So Funny……
    It is very scary, go join the freedom worshipers in Haiti, Jamaica all they thought they had was freedom see where it brought them, Jamaica crime rate is uncontrollable.
    ITS BETTER U STAND FOR SOMETHING OR U WILL FALL FOR ANYTHING.

  17. Lucian_Atheist says:
    July 1, 2012 at 12:04 am

    Thats thruthiest thing I’ve ever read on this website:I contend that we are both atheists. I just believe in one fewer god than you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods, you will understand why I dismiss yours..

    There once was a time when all people believed in God and the church ruled. This time was called the Dark Ages

    Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day; teach a man to fish and he will eat for a lifetime; give a man religion and he will die praying for a fish 185 2644
    Carl Sagan You can’t convince a believer of anything; for their belief is not based on evidence, it’s based on a deep-seated need to believe. 285 2887
    Marie Man created…

  18. SLU #1 says:
    July 1, 2012 at 10:54 am

    Jason, your belief or lack thereof is very much respected. Next time do like me: if you don’t subcribe to whatever taking place, feel free to excuse yourself, brother. Very simple.

  19. Delia says:
    July 2, 2012 at 9:55 am

    It is amazing how we can speak like this in the peak of health and when we flat on our backs we can’t get enough of God. smh

    “And concerning the bible – of all the beautiful, deep, life-changing books out there, saying that the bible – a confusing, hodge-podge of a book, of which more than half is totally useless, is the most inspirational book, can only be the opinion of one who has not read widely.” How can you cast your judgement on the bible when you don’t believe in it and most likely have not even read it? Don’t kid yourself. Totally useless. hmm by whose standard yours? Have you put it to use to know that it is useless? what is wrong with someone who decides to use the bible…

  20. godless says:
    July 2, 2012 at 8:25 pm

    well well well all you crazy sheep still trying to find your self in a hear say book that say it has stories like the lord giveth and taketh away any thing he gives,when last any of you ever give a gift and take it back,or was told you were born in sin,meaning havin sex is the way to come to life,don’t you all think that is disrespect to good perents who gave you life, even the pope could’nt save his own axe,and so many other inocent adults and children who get kill or starving in porverty and they pray the most to, so what happen god blind deff and just don’t give a crap,or it’s just a bunch of cowards who don’t have any confidence in their selves,so they find a BICHI to blame for…

  21. Botox says:
    July 3, 2012 at 10:25 am

    God is like a moo moo who never responds to your inquires or request, God is every excuse in the book, God is an idiot, God is your way of copping when you discovered that you were totally alone in this vast universe, God is you way of accepting poverty, God is your reward to all your suffering, God is a type of madness, in fact God is mad because he has never existed, you fabricated this whole thing in your mind, you have become a moo moo just like God.

    • Not surprised says:
      July 4, 2012 at 10:36 am

      Botox – on judgement day you will find out EXACTLY Who God is

      • Botox says:
        July 4, 2012 at 3:42 pm

        That would be nice because that coward is always hiding his face, a big pussy. I can’t for the life of me understand how intelligent people can actually believe in God.

  22. humble says:
    July 4, 2012 at 4:00 pm

    i feel so sorry for those commenting above who don’t know God they must feel so unimportant, so alone, Wow satan is truly powerful.i wonder if I were to ask these very same people “is the devil real?”or “are there demons in this world?”what would be their reply.That is the devils sole purpose to have us believe there is no God.some call “us believers” lost sheep when they are the one who are truly lost…have mercy on their souls “MY GOD”

    • Botox says:
      July 5, 2012 at 11:54 am

      There is no God , no devil, no heaven, no hell, no angels, no sin, no good and no bad, there are just idiots who create this monopoly of mind games and sin meters to keep people stupid. You are very right,I am unimportant and we are all alone in this existence, at least you got one thing right.

  23. stuboi says:
    July 6, 2012 at 1:32 pm

    I think people don’t know the difference between Ethic and Religion. Ethic deals with the issues of good and bad. If I don’t believe in “haven” and “hell”, does that make me unimportant and lonely? There are other religious beliefs in the world which does not believe in “haven” and “hell”, so are they wrong? I think if everybody in the world take a page from the Buddhist’s philosophy of DO ON TO OTHERS AND WE WANT TO BE DONE UPON YOURSELF. the world would be a much better place.

  24. humble says:
    July 8, 2012 at 9:04 am

    how can a man say there is no good and there is no bad ..smdh when a 3 year old child is raped by a grown arse man and destroy her for life forever what would you call that..”nothing” is that not evil .you are either blind or incredibly cunning trying to drag others down with you.”the fool have said in his heart there is no God” Psalm 53:1 remember we all will pay for what we do here on this earth.you say there is no god…you have no God but my God it the most high God wish you knew him

    • godless says:
      July 9, 2012 at 5:24 pm

      If there was a real GOD as you say then the children should’nt get raped,murdered,abused or even neglected in the first place,as your bible,preacher,religon and all the so call welfare for children says JESUS LOVE THE LITTLE CHILDREN ALL THE CHILDREN OF THE WORLD RED AND YELLOW,BLACK AND WHITE THEY ARE PRECIOUS IN HIS SIGHT, so is ether he don’t give a crap or he just don’t exist and stop listening to people who been killing and is still killing eacher other from the middle east,(jews,muslams and christians)mention in their bible stories,and try your ST.LUCIAN ancestors for a change,you’ll find peace,truth and self worth

  25. Botox says:
    July 10, 2012 at 6:50 am

    The real crime is that the Bible and God are lies that have been endorsed and propagated by the state. If the Government and the courts are guided by God, it must be real. Not so at all, the Government and the court system are all brainwashed people just like you idiots, blind leading the blind. 2012 years of blindness and you are still looking for God, keep looking because you will never find something that has never existed. An idiot is a brain dead moron who talks about the magical kingdom of heaven.

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