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hooah212002
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11-04-2009 1:12 AM


Ok: my girlfriend, the mother of my son (we have 3 altogether...long story)...is quite possibly a creationist. I say quite possibly because she doesn't go to church or really practice much of any religion. But, she adamantly believes in god and has the same stance about it as your typical creationist.
We had a *ahem* discussion last night about baptizing our son. I told her I had no qualms about it. The discussion went further on about my beliefs, or lack there of. She called me an occultist because, she says, she was raised to believe anyone who doesn't believe in YHWH is in an occultist because, in her mind, EVERYONE worships something, even non-believers, so you must worship a false idol, therefor tagging you as an occultist. She then proceeded to tell me how my life is fucked up because I don't have god in it and how I am going to hell. I told her "Judge not lest ye be judged" and she said my quoting the bible was akin to satan quoting the bible. i asked her: "how come I am able to quote the bible and you can't?" since she has appearingly little knowlege of actual scripture, and every time we have these discussions, she just yells alot and ends the discussion, without really giing a good argument why I should conform to her "ways".
We also got into how she doesn't "believe" in evolution. She says "we didn't come from dirt". I told her to re-read Genesis. She told me I had NO business telling her about HER bible. I asked her what version she reads. "St. James edition" she says. "Oh, you mean King James?" I retort. Rolling her eyes, obviously emberrased, "yes".
Now, as I said, I have no qualms with her showing and sharing her views with the kids. Diversity is good. however, when I said that i would show and teach them "my" way, she flipped and told me she won't allow me to "poison" them.
it doesn't sound like it, but she IS an otherwise intelligent woman, just totally ignorant and unwavering when it comes to religion.
My question is this: how can I talk to her and show her, not that she is wrong, but, to be more accepting of different viewpoints.
(note: she is italian/german and fits the prototypical sterotype i.e.: she is quite the opposite of passive.)
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