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For me, I just simple cannot be with someone that must force their belief on me. I am really open minded and I am open to hearing what others have to say, but i do not appreciate when the same respect is not returned back to me.
I was raised in a super protestant christian neighbourhood and being chinese, I was definately raised differently from the other kids. When I talk to friends that grew up in the same area, they are adament not to have a relationship outside of their religious christian sect. I knew a friend who was in the middle of finding himself, but the girl he liked was very adament about "christian dating" (which is ironic, because she wasn't a very good christian), he converted, and ditched all his friends that were atheist to be with her.
I'm a little curious to know what drives a person to abandon friends and their soul search for another.
Even more so, I am curious, to what extent is religion... a debatable part of the religion. If the person of your affections is perfect beyond belief but he/she is atheist or catholic or buddhist or sikh, but completely respectful of your religion... does it really matter?
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