very very very minor dilemma
I'm interested in opinions here, but it's not bugging me all that much, I'm just more curious what other people think while I'm trying to figure out what I think.
We all know Facebook and friending people and how it's common to friend people you went to school with and/or used to be friends with even if you lost the connection somewhere along the way. Now, I haven't figured out what the protocol is as to who friends whom... does the person new to Facebook run around friending people or do others friend the newbie? but it seems I've been doing a mix of pitching and catching.
I've recently requested friendship with one of those people I used to hang with in high school, although I suspect the person in question might refuse the overture as it's recently come to my attention that they blame me for the connection being lost... that's neither here nor there, although I could blabber at length about it.
The very very very minor dilemma is whether or not I should friend another person who I used to hang with in high school but lost a connection with. My hesitation for friending this other person is entirely about her admitted religion and her apparent fervour therein. I'm an atheist and find myself getting more and more vocal about it over time. That said, I don't typically cut off people because of their religious beliefs, especially when they can keep it in their pants, so to speak. The thing with this former high school chum is not so much that she's become a Baptist, but that from glimpses at the FB she seems pretty damn evangelical, and it gives me the heebie-jeebies in a big way. I visited her profile with the intention of being an evolved person and hitting that little friend request button when I noticed one of the things she has listed as work was involvement in a series of videos which, as far as I can tell from my scant sleuthing, are made to help teach christians how to convert muslims. Just the thought of being engaged in an activity like preying on other religious individuals with the intent to fuck over... er... convert them makes me want to take a really hot shower with a wire scrub brush. Of course, this person's involvement could be anywhere on the spectrum of welcoming the paycheque to chugging the kool aid.
So what would other folks do... let the religion just be her issue and hit the friend button, or let the religion chase me in the opposite direction?
We all know Facebook and friending people and how it's common to friend people you went to school with and/or used to be friends with even if you lost the connection somewhere along the way. Now, I haven't figured out what the protocol is as to who friends whom... does the person new to Facebook run around friending people or do others friend the newbie? but it seems I've been doing a mix of pitching and catching.
I've recently requested friendship with one of those people I used to hang with in high school, although I suspect the person in question might refuse the overture as it's recently come to my attention that they blame me for the connection being lost... that's neither here nor there, although I could blabber at length about it.
The very very very minor dilemma is whether or not I should friend another person who I used to hang with in high school but lost a connection with. My hesitation for friending this other person is entirely about her admitted religion and her apparent fervour therein. I'm an atheist and find myself getting more and more vocal about it over time. That said, I don't typically cut off people because of their religious beliefs, especially when they can keep it in their pants, so to speak. The thing with this former high school chum is not so much that she's become a Baptist, but that from glimpses at the FB she seems pretty damn evangelical, and it gives me the heebie-jeebies in a big way. I visited her profile with the intention of being an evolved person and hitting that little friend request button when I noticed one of the things she has listed as work was involvement in a series of videos which, as far as I can tell from my scant sleuthing, are made to help teach christians how to convert muslims. Just the thought of being engaged in an activity like preying on other religious individuals with the intent to fuck over... er... convert them makes me want to take a really hot shower with a wire scrub brush. Of course, this person's involvement could be anywhere on the spectrum of welcoming the paycheque to chugging the kool aid.
So what would other folks do... let the religion just be her issue and hit the friend button, or let the religion chase me in the opposite direction?