Reply #17: To me

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That's the major point I guess I was aiming for--acceptance. I guess that's one of the reasons I'm so hell bent on denouncing these hypocrites--their need to interfere with the rights of everyone else. My fundie (now ex-)friend spits out that I'm an "evolutionist" and "non-believer" as though she were swearing, without even considering that what I believe is my own choice. And she insists that her fundie friends "pray" for me. I'd been tolerant of her extreme beliefs with nary a critical word for a long time, and even went so far to accommodate her request not to use "goddamn" in front of her. But when I realized she was infringing on MY rights, I decided the gloves had to come off, and I needed to show her that she was wrong in criticizing my choices. She said I "deeply hurt" her when I referred to her type as "fucking Christian fundies" and it was at that moment that I knew I had lost my long time friend forever. Since I suggested she see a shrink, I have yet to hear back from her.