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why....

I don't agree......religion doesnt play a great part in my life and it wouldnt be something i would be concerned about in a partner either. Each to their own
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yeah i dont see the point in it, to be honest..

and then you'll get the posts about why dont i get any messages is it cos im catholic.. etc

I'm not saying it should be compusory to disclose your religion, but for me it's an important thing about a person, and i'd want to let people know.

if its that important to you, maybe put it in your profile

If you were talking to people in a bar though, how soon would you ask if they are religious? Or would you chat till you find out you get on well, and leave that conversation untill a later date?

Like many things, I cant see how its an important thing to know when you are first saying hello to someone - Id look more to what (if they do..) write about themselves in the profile rather than tick boxes
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I've loved, I've laughed and cried, I've had my fill; my share of losing.
And now, as tears subside, I find it all so amusing.

Imagine if you went out with some girl and she turned out to be a holy jo though. It would suck.
If you can make judgements about people based on whether or not they like RnB, you should be able to infer whether or not you're likely to be compatable with them based on which fictional character(s) they worship.

Im sure though, that if they had very strong opinions on religion then that would be made clear when you chat to them - its the beauty of finding out about people and getting to know them.

I take your point though that you can make decisions about the music they like but not their morals. However things like music might make a conversation opener - "I see you like ..., did you see them at....." is much easier than "I see you are an atheist, why is that"
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I've loved, I've laughed and cried, I've had my fill; my share of losing.
And now, as tears subside, I find it all so amusing.

I guess that it would be alright that if the option to put what religion you are on your profile, as long as it was optional. I don't think religion for me is a deciding point in messaging someone, so I wouldn't pay attention but I understand that for some people it would be important.

I think its a good idea to give people the option to disclose their beliefs, we do afterall have a "religious" section of the forum.
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