Perhaps on odd time of the year to tackle this topic, that being ; one of the most sacred religious holiday’s of the year passing, that being Christmas. I’m not religious nor do I embrace this day as many do. I though do respect and even admire the many ritual traditions of this day.
What sent my brain on fire trecently was a tweet from someone I was following on Twitter , notice I say “was” following. The tweet stated in a quote from Samual Adams ““Religion and good morals are the only solid foundation of public liberty and happiness.” I responded and asked “if I have no religion does this mean I have no morals w/ no solid foundation?” The response I received: “Samuel Adams seems to think so. But I wish you a happy generic non-spiritual day none the less.” I then posted “Respects ALL beliefs but frowns on tweets that place ones beliefs on higher moral social grounds *click* Thanks for a blog topic !” I then sent the person a direct message stating it was unfair to label any non religious person as immoral and religious banter that labels is offensive. The person took to a public response telling em to get over myself that a quote from a foundin father was hardly religious banter.
Hold the train, this person assumes I have no spirituality because I do not support religious banter aimed at placing that beleif system as having better morals? Assumptions are the termites of relationships, and this person is a giant larve of a termite!
This is not the first time I’ve had a go around with someone who uses religion in marketing branding messages, and make no mistake even on Twitter you are branding yourself with every message. If your like the person I encountered, are you happy knowing you’ve repelled potential contacts? Are are you of the mindset that you seek to only do business with the same higher moral people?
Placing religious messages like presented has a potential of offending people who may have had an interest in doing business with you.
