Does someone's religion affect how you view them?

Not at all. My partner is orthodox and I am Wiccan. Religion should not hold any bounds on what a person is truly like.

I take people as I find them, religion, race etc is irrelevant.

As soon as I find out someone's Christian, I find myself worrying that they're anti-gay. I've known enough Christians that are perfectly open-minded, but it can still make me anxious.

Sure. It's indicative of their gullibility index. I've known people who go to church with the noble intention of "meeting someone", while others are completely "round the bend. I was raised Catholic, and Catholics don't really care that I'm Atheist. But the Bible Belt types just come unhinged.

In some cases…but I try not to treat them any differently because of it…that is until they give me a reason to, and they usually do…

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May all be well with you ^_^

Sometimes, A religious person does make me step back and observe and listen. But if they don't like me because I'm atheist then I won't try to know them.

everyone believes in different things. i dont really care what religion people are

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This is rather racist and unjust. How can you truly answer no yet your comment proves otherwise. Yes I do not like the religion but I would not let that reign over my perception of a person. One of my close friends is Muslim and she is one of the few people that have their heads on straight

nope

Not really- I mean I try not to let it affect how I view them. I do admit- that if I meet someone who is from a sect that is very active in condemning other people and in interjecting religion into government and politics- I have to really try to remind myself to be fair and see that person as an individual.

Only when they try and convince me that their religion is the only true way to heaven and that every one else is going to hell. Then usually I kick em off my porch and release the hounds...

Religion or color make no difference to me!

topics that can become very emotional are: Politics, Religion, Money, Sex & Sports...best to stay away from those topics if you don't want to get into a brawl or be judged by others.

It depends, but there are cases where I will judge people for the religion/belief systems they hold ortheir lack of belief systems that I feel are important to me.

good question!

It depends if they are trying to push their dogmatic beliefs off on me.. Of Course the good "Christians" are going to comdemn you if you dont believe their BS... that is the Christian way....

Yes, it will affect how I think of them, but not necessarily in a good or bad way. I have seen both religion and lack of religion used to justify both bad deeds and good. What matters are the values and how they treat other people.

Of course a person's religious views, if you know them, have SOME effect upon how you view them.

Most of the time this is something I don't know about a person, because most people I come into contact with aren't religious, and those who are tend to keep their religious views to themselves. When you don't know a person's religious views, that is one less thing to pigeonhole them with, or irrationally dislike them for.

If you are an atheist, the best thing you can do, given the country you live in, is not make a secret out of that. The only way that bigoted theists will reduce their bigotry towards the non-religious is by finding out how many non-religious people there are, particularly among their own family and circle of friends.

i take each person as i meet them.

So long as someone isn't trying either to pull me from my alter, or drag me to their own, I don't worry about it.

But if I'm asked a question I will answere it as best I can.

But the way they articulate their belief in their religion can and will...

It's not the person's religion (or lack thereof) that matters; it's how likely the person is to shove their beliefs down your throat.

Kinda, it effects what I'm willing to share with them, unless I know beyond the shadow of a doubt that their good people

Not for me, because I am an odd religion and respect others point of view. I believe there is/was a god. I believe in Satan. That is all I am going to say.

Not in the slightest.

That depends on how much their religion influences their actions.
There is a spectrum from Christian-in-name-only to True-Christian-á-la-Fred-Phel...
I don't associate with the latter.

I'm an atheist and have friends of many different religions.

I don't judge people by what their beliefs about anything are UNTIL I talk with them for awhile, OR I hear them talking to other people for awhile. How do people "find out" you are anti religion? That's not something I talk about with anyone I don't REALLY know well. Are you sure you don't use this as a way to shut people down from talking about their beliefs? It doesn't make sense why your belief even comes up if religion is not already being discussed.

She didn't say she was "anti-religion". She said she was an atheist, which means a person who doesn't believe in any gods.

The fact that you think the one must be the other is part of the problem - like many religionists you have here demonstrated that you make negative assumptions about those who you can identify as having different religious views than your own. Me pointing this out can be a learning tool for you to use in evaluating yourself - or, of course, you can just get angry at me.

I don't really understand what you're trying to tell me.

No I don't really care. I'm not big on religion so I don't care if your Jewish, Christian, atheist, whatever. Im not one to judge by that.

As long as I'm not being preached at, I don't care.

Sometimes

Unless they're one of those types walking around neighborhoods or disrupting events by trying to preach and convert people. Also being an atheist is gonna get you a lot of prejudice especially from Christians just gotta remember you aren't alone.

nah

We are all human beings. We can believe in what we want to believe in...

That's the point. The Bible-Bangers want you to tout their particular Bible w/ their particular spin.

unless zealots or bigots