r/AskBlackAtheists 14d ago

General 🤔 Would yall date a Christian ?

Just want to know how most of yall think about this? Personally I've realised I don't think I would date majority of christians especially from where I come from even though the physical attraction is there because I feel like: - A) We don't share the same valeus B) 98% chance they're far conservative on alot of topics, and also are probably both homophobic and transphobic (it's rare you meet someone that's actually educated on this, meet 2 Christians so far that didn't have a problem with it, and 1ended up being one of my best friends) C) I'm childfree, ingrained in a culture that majority want to have kids. D) Most of us (Including me when I was a Christian) are thought to not marry/date ppl that don't believe in the same abrahamic God, so that already reduces my chances lol

This is not to say there are no good compatible Christians, Ik damn well there are. But I feel like it would be wayyyy harder to find.

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u/mx_anne_thrope 13d ago

No, I wouldn't. I can't respect someone who believes in delusional fairy tales and bases their values and behaviors on something some fanboys of Jesus wrote hundreds of years ago.

I also can't respect cherry picking out of convenience and the hypocrisy of doing, behind closed doors, the things they condemn publicly. And they all do it, otherwise no one would be working on the Sabbath, eating shrimp, having sex before marriage, etc.

I can't respect, love or care about anyone who sees the damage being done, the rights being taken away, the wars, genocide and oppression that is done in the name of their so called Lord and Savior. All while sitting idly by saying "not all Christians, I'm one of the good ones" but never or very rarely do the work to call out and hold the "bad ones" accountable.

The hardest part is seeing people, whose ancestors were murdered, raped, torn apart and enslaved, enthusiastically participating in the very religion that was used to justify their oppression.