DeputyDave

There is a difference between neighbors and someone silently judging while listening to you masturbate through the wall.

Supermallet

Yes, I find the silent judgement to be much more of a turn-on when someone listens to me masturbate.

Artman

Ahh, I misinterpreted, you're referring to people in your immediate living area. I thought you were talking about everyone.

Just curious - say you meet me at a coffee shop or bar (I'd pick the bar, lol) during our conversation you find out I attend Church. Do you think - "he seems nice", or "he's probably a judgmental prick."

Edit: Lol, I first typed conversation as conversion....

Groucho

Does your comment come before or after Dave masturbates?

DeputyDave

No, no. I have a huge respect for religion. 90% of my friends are Christian and whenever I visit my mother in Tulsa I attend church with her every week. I am perhaps the most tolerant and non-judgmental atheist you will meet (if fact I have often argued that the first amendment was never intended to be a true "separation of church and state" and completely respect the Judeo-Christian traditions on which this country was founded).

That said in my own house, on my own time (as in, when I don't have guests over) I would prefer not to feel like I am being judged for my slightly hedonistic lifestyle.

Supermallet

Masturbating is slightly hedonistic? Shit, my roommate must think I'm a fucking party animal if that's the case.

DeputyDave

No the masturbation is just where the thought of judgement might pop in my mind at the wrong time and ruin the flow. I tend to sleep around. A lot.

And midget beastiality porn.

JasonF

Well, like I said -- judgmental people are going to judge you no matter what. For example, I am constantly judging you for reasons completely unrelated to your religious beliefs.

I will add that if anybody is being judgmental in the story, it is the woman who has decided that she can only live with a Christian, even before she meets a non-Christian potential roommate.

RoyalTea

so what? why does this need to be legislated?

Supermallet

That's fine, because you're one of those people whose opinion I really don't care about.

story

Exactly. She obviously has a very closed, homogenized Christian experience and has a lot of assumptions about what "Christian" means, the sort of Christian who likely wouldn't dig on my brand of Christianity.

It would be like one of us advertising they want a DVD-collecting roommate only to have the guy who has a copy of every Air Bud movie and thinks Criterion is a joke apply.

Artman

I'm almost afraid to ask, but... what is your brand of Christianity? It seems entirely reasonable for a Christian to prefer to live with a fellow believer. This isn't being close minded, it's called common sense.

Superboy

Well, considering they don't have many apartment buildings left, they deserve more than a fair shake at becoming a potential roommate.

story

I'm on the progressive end of the United Methodist Church. I'm apt to disagree with a Christian who takes the Bible literally, says persons who are gay are going to hell, who feels social justice is a dirty word, etc. I'm pretty sure I would not enjoy having that "fellow Christian" as my roommate.

kvrdave

If this was posted in a church (which I believe they said it was), I would assume that it means that she wants someone who believes closely with what that particular church teaches.

I don't get the fuss. This wasn't a full page ad in the New York Times, or even a posting on craigslist. It was on a church cork board. And as for following the law....I know the law because I am in the business, but I would be that 90% of the public has no idea that you can't advertise this way for a private citizen looking for a renter. Would we be as outraged if an average citizen didn't know all the American With Disabilities Act and was renting units that weren't perfectly up to code? Most of us would be surprised at all the things it requires. I honestly don't see this as any different. And it isn't like this gal is going to likely take anyone who simply says they are Christian. She is simply getting one thing out of the way. I think it is dumb, but hell I don't know the gal. Seems silly to castigate her based on a tiny internet story.

story

You're absolutely right, I completely missed that.

OldDude

I agree, but it IS fair to castigate the "housing nazi" who filed the complaint, and the overreaching bureaucrat, right?

movielib

Well, yeah.

sracer

For some reason I don't think that woman would've had a problem if she was seeking a roommate who worshiped Aqua Buddha.

CRM114

I didn't read the whole article but this is my viewpoint:

- I have no problem with someone looking for a Christian roommate.
- I do have a problem with property owners who will rent only to Christians.

Somehow, these wires got crossed here. (I was once denied an apartment because my now wife and I were unmarried at the time.)

kvrdave

Yes.

Oh.

Hokeyboy

Is it illegal to advertise for renters, but only if they are hot Asian females between the ages of 18 and 22? Or am I just flipping the proverbial bacon-trampoline here?

Supermallet

Why are bacon-trampolines always proverbial? It's not fair!

Dr Mabuse

I've never even heard of a proverb involving bacon trampolines.

It's all nonsense!

wendersfan

Pedophile.