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[deleted] t1_ixs5g3j wrote

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noahboi1917 OP t1_ixs5r0z wrote

Thank you so much. I really needed the reassurance because I'm a weirdo that struggles to make friends and this has be upsetting me all day.

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shadowsaixx t1_ixs6kj3 wrote

The other people's reaction definitely seems... Unnecessary. You did nothing wrong for sure OP. You acted in no way rude or anything.

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noahboi1917 OP t1_ixs79j5 wrote

I have other friends luckily :) It's just that most live far away, so I wanted to get out there and try to make more friends. I guess I just have to keep looking.

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speedycat2014 t1_ixs7yl3 wrote

Maybe you're a weirdo, maybe not, but you definitely weren't the weirdo here.

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bungmunch t1_ixs7nal wrote

you're better off not hanging out with christians to begin with lol

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noahboi1917 OP t1_ixs8d6k wrote

I don't have a choice lol. A bunch of people in my life are Christian, like my mother. I mostly get along with them tho.

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UnadvertisedAndroid t1_ixsdrwd wrote

People that touchy about their religion are afraid that you might have a better argument because they aren't fully believers. I always call them out on that when they get touchy about a subject. Shuts them the fuck right up.

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eileen404 t1_ixsmcuv wrote

You sound pretty normal to me. All my friends are a bit nerdy.

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Bigfsi t1_ixsufmi wrote

Just need to read the room and maybe play neutral sometimes. Getting a weird/bad look after saying what you did the first time isn't bad but read the room and don't double down if you know they're Christian.

It's not even about their religion tbh they could've spoke up but telling you not to step on the star of david definitely makes your phrasing sound like you have a problem with them rather than an interest in the subject.

I wouldn't worry, the fact you brought up faith sounds like the scope of conversation was already poor enough to lead with much else lol

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Speadraser t1_ixskp4j wrote

You are not the asshole here. Instead of being defensive they could have engages in a discussion instead they did not and possibly assumed the worse about you. You are putting yourself out there and they did not reciprocate. You’re doing fine, just maybe stay away from snowflakes. Its not your fault they don’t know their Judeo-Christian religion as well as they carry themselves. You are practicing tolerance. They are not. Keep calm and carry on.

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