What do think of religion themed Facebook posts?

Only if you’re prepared to read the Bible passages I post in response. :)

Why not it is their belief and it means a great deal to them. You don’t have to read them or even look at them.

(Your question needs to be edited for typos and to be put in the form of a question.)

But to answer it – sure. Anyoen can put what they want on their page except for violent threats. If you don’t want to read it, don’t read it or defriend them.

You can put anything as your status.

It might be annoying, and it might be stupid, but why would it be unacceptable? It’s your profile, after all.

It’s annoying. But then so are posts from people who say, “I am so hungover!” or “My BF is the best!” or “Obama should turn over his birth certificate” or “I’ve been trying to get hold of you for three days. Why aren’t you answering your phone?”

Maybe it’s me.

If you are my friend and do this on a regular basis you are automatically hidden. Ugh.

I’m with @Summum. Yes, it’s appropriate. We fought for freedom of speech, no?

Someone can social network to find likeminded people. I might post a load of quotes by Ralph Waldo Emerson if I want to find more UUs.

That being said, annoying is annoying. @6rant6, you are not alone.

@Taciturnu So… you’re saying if someone posts a Bible verse that says one group of us or another is going to hell that’s cool. How about if someone posts saying they hope that people who post Bible verses get tortured, is that okay, too?

@6rant6 Yes, it’s okay. The thing is, if you’re seeing their posts on Facevook, you’re their friend. If you don’t appreciate who they are or what their views are, they shouldn’t be your friend. . . Right?

@Taciturnu I kind of think that the relationships we have with people unlike ourselves is what keeps us from killing each other. So I put up with lots of crap; I just complain a lot too.

Sometimes I’ll read them and sometimes I ignore them. What people put on their facebook is their business and I’m certainly not bothered by it. If they were putting it on my facebook page it would depend on what it said and why it was put there to determine how I would feel about it.

It’s impolite in the same way that putting your political beliefs is impolite. I block all the people who put religious crap as status. Just ask yourself if you would be offended by, say, somebody constantly putting up updated about how ardently atheist they are and how nonsensical theistic belief is. Would that be considered rude by a religious person? If so then it would be quite hypocritical to suggest that the opposite is just hunky-dorey.

@Leanne1986 & @crazyivan I think what we’re looking here is middle ground. Take it out of the Facebook context. What if someone showed up with a t-shirt that said “All [ insert a group you belong to] should be raped and tortured” That seems out of bounds to me. On the other hand, if they showed up with a shirt proclaiming, “Sleep with me Justin Beiber!” I would be appalled, but it’s probably in bounds.

Like many things discussed here, it doesn’t work to be too polemic. You need to be just the perfect amount of polemic.

Good point. To be honest, much of the time I treat a biblical quote in the same way I would take a quote from Shakespear or the I Ching. The only people I block are those that are Evangelical in their postings. Leaving a biblical quote that acts as a euphamism for morality is great. Telling people on Facebook how Christian they should be is another thing altoghether.

More specifically what I was asking is, is Facebook, being a very generalized social networking site, the proper venue for highly personal posts such as those pertaining to traditionally flash point topics such as religion or even; politics, race, sex, abortion, etc?

@tkrengel I guess you should post thoughtfully. “As ye sew, so shall ye reap” and like that.

People in some religions think that proselytizing is their duty. Nay, their heavenly duty. How you gonna keep them down on the farm? Very few of the non-believers feel an obligation to witness to the ghost whisperers. But if they did feel that way, I’m sure they would be as (obnoxiously) outspoken.

As a secular person myself, I react by thinking they should separate the religious part of their life from the part they share with me. But I can imagine they would say there is no “other part.” It’s all in praise of the guy with the retro Birkenstocks.

Still. Puts me in a bad mood.

Last time I checked they are within their rights.

@tkrengel What? Does being the sole content law maker on Facebook pay well? (dripping sarcasm)

People can post what they like. They’ll be hidden though, along with other posts I find annoying.

Freedom of speech, don’t like it you don’t have to read it, who cares, liberty, etc.

I have no problem with religious-themed posts on Facebook, but one who makes such posts should be ready to discuss them.

@YARNLADY Don’t misunderstand, it’s not my intention to influence any one or interfere with their right to post their beliefs on any topic on FB. I asked the question solely due to my curiosity of how the participants in a social network other than FB, such as Fluther, might respond. That being said, I have found it interesting reading the opinions written herein. Thank you all.