suzastampin
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Jun 28, 2014 14:32:59 GMT
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Post by suzastampin on Jul 7, 2014 15:51:16 GMT
You're in the South? A quick "Bless Your Heart" should suffice. My first thought. Something like "Well, bless your heart" or "oh, bless your heart". And that would be the end of it with me. . That said, when I was out in the work force, I didn't tell much about my private life/family. I always thought it was best to keep the two separated.
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Post by compwalla on Jul 7, 2014 15:52:16 GMT
I don't get into bible arguments with people because I differ fundamentally from religious people in my view of what the bible actually is. So I focus instead on the human beings involved. Simply put, I cannot look in the face of someone I claim to love and care about and tell them they don't deserve what I have with my husband. I can see plainly that they love each other the way I love my husband and it is cruel and wrong to tell them they and their relationship are less than or wrong. Paired with my deeply held view that one group's religious views should not be the basis for civil law in our country, I can do nothing less than celebrate their marriage and wish them all the best.
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Post by scraphappyinjax on Jul 7, 2014 15:54:59 GMT
I think that's great you can have an adult conversation with your coworkers who have differing opinions....so refreshing to hear. I'm more conservative both fiscally and socially and I know which of my liberal friends I can talk to about these topics. I wish there was more tolerance in our society for differing opinions & beliefs.
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rodeomom
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Jun 25, 2014 23:34:38 GMT
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Post by rodeomom on Jul 7, 2014 16:08:02 GMT
I don't get into bible arguments with people because I differ fundamentally from religious people in my view of what the bible actually is. So I focus instead on the human beings involved. Simply put, I cannot look in the face of someone I claim to love and care about and tell them they don't deserve what I have with my husband. I can see plainly that they love each other the way I love my husband and it is cruel and wrong to tell them they and their relationship are less than or wrong. Paired with my deeply held view that one group's religious views should not be the basis for civil law in our country, I can do nothing less than celebrate their marriage and wish them all the best. I love you!
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Post by tara on Jul 7, 2014 16:16:23 GMT
You're in the South? A quick "Bless Your Heart" should suffice. This. She wants a reaction from you. Don't give her one.
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Post by Really Red on Jul 7, 2014 16:40:46 GMT
I like what Compwalla said. I think saying a simple "They love each other very much." is a good beginning middle and end of my share of the conversation.
I'd like to say she's going to surprise me, but I don't think so. People around here feel the need to be vocal about their beliefs or they think they're not being good Christians. (I don't mean that in a good or bad way. It's just a statement of how people feel here.)
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MaryMary
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Jun 25, 2014 21:56:13 GMT
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Post by MaryMary on Jul 7, 2014 16:41:05 GMT
"Let she who is without sin cast the first stone."
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