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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm Catholic. I generally find more common ground with my observant Jewish and Muslim friends than with acquaintances who are atheist. My kids are the same. So for me it's not a matter of whether a relationship is inter-faith but more whether someone has faith vs not. I don't have any close friends who are atheist but I'm polite and kind to everyone.[/quote]

That's terrible. How would you even know if someone is atheist? In your mind, does atheist mean "nasty militant person who derides the faith of others"? Do you only wish to associate with  people who practice their religion? Are you OK with people who are culturally aware of their country's (or community's) religion, and who participate a little because that's how they grew up, without actually thinking very much about their spirituality?

My point is that there is a spectrum of behaviors, and most people you meet are probably participants due to family habit rather than being observant through personal conviction. Someone who does not participate at all could have grown up in a non-participating family, and not have any particular convictions either. My husband is an atheist, comes from a Vietnamese Buddhist family, and NEVER talks about religion. He is perfectly happy married to me, a "cultural" Catholic who comes from a Catholic family. No one in my family is disturbed about his personal convictions, since he does not impose them on others, even his children.

So your stance really does not make sense. And if you had probing conversations about what each individual believes, you'd be surprised. [/quote]

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