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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Because of prejudice.  Not too long ago, people accused of being witches were murdered in horrible ways.  Pressed to death under stones.  Drowned.  Hung.  Never mind other prejudice/harassment from neighbors, bosses, co-workers, etc.  Frankly it still does not feel safe to me to be a minority religion, especially given recent reactionary attitudes about "Christian persecution" and fearmongering regarding non-Christian religions - Not OP[/quote]

Not too long ago? Really? That can't really be your answer for why you don't proudly declare your faith. [/quote]

(Not op)
A. Some if us believe our spiritual beliefs can be held privately. Sharing info on an anon forum is one thing, but in my day to day life, my spirituality is none of anyone's business and I don't share it with anyone I don't know well.

B. People still lose children in divorce, etc, due to being of pagan beliefs. [b]Getting your job back after you get fired for not being mainstream religion takes time. I'm in childcare. I could lose my job tomorrow just because I celebrated Yule instead of Christmas.[/b] [/quote]

Again...I find the more you all post, the more unreasonable you become.[/quote]

(Not op)
I'd never renounce my beliefs but they're not for the world to know. The world would be a more peaceful place if people could keep their religion a bit less public. 
I'm already weird. I'm an artist, a recluse and I prefer children over adults. I could care less about what someone thinks of my faith as far as that. I'm protecting my child. I've had very religious bosses who might have loved me and the work I did for them, but would have fired me for being a non Christian.

It's people like you, who probably believe dinosaurs were a trick from god and think adam and eve were real, that keep us afraid. Not.afraid of being perceived as weird, but of having our lives torn apart from your prejudice. It would never occur to me to shun another based on their faith if it hurt no one, but plenty of folks would love to say I worship the devil and make an unfit parent. [/quote]

THIS.  My conservative, Hispanic, Catholic, Republican, gay boss would fire me in an instant if he thought I was a Pagan, because of his ignorance on this subject and his prejudices.  I tremble to think what a religious conservative judge might do in a custody situation.

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I applied for a job teaching second grade at a private "Christian" (I use quotes because in my opinion there was nothing Christian about it) School.  When I was hired, I was asked to sign a morality contract that had language about the destructive nature of homosexuality.  I also had to promise to attend traditional Christian church services either at their church  or at another "approved" local church.    Needless to say, I did not sign the form nor take the job.  And I made it very clear how I felt about their definition of "morality".  The scary thing is that these people are teaching children.[/quote]

Why is this surprising to you? Most religious schools require that you adhere to their beliefs (or, at the very least, don't outright defy them).[/quote]

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