History Main / AgainstMyReligion

* The Mormon candidate for fellowship on ''{{House}}'' cited this as a reason not to drink alcohol for an unusual diagnosis procedure, but House convinced him it was necessary and he did it anyway.

* After becoming a born again Christian ShawnMichaels would tread carefully when he was part of the WWE's more risky skits. Sometimes they would have fun with this...TripleH blindfolding him before bringing out cheerleaders, being distracted away from girls, reluctantly going through the women's locker room and EricBischoff mocking his refusal to do stuff like [[SoBadItsHorrible Katie Vick]] as against his religion.

* It is generally known that observant Jews may not eat pork, rabbit, shellfish, etc. What is less well known is that ''very'' observant Jews may not wear garments made from mixed fibers because of a Biblical instruction to refrain from wearing a certain kind of cloth made from flax and wool. And those who adhere very strictly to the dietary laws cannot eat anything made in a non-kosher kitchen.

* Many religious fundamentalists cite Biblical scripture, such as Leviticus, as reasons not to accept Homosexuality, yet, frequently ignore other passages in the same literature that, for example, forbid the consumption of shell fish.
** Or condoning the selling of one's own daughter into slavery.
** Although there are passages in the New Testament which have been interpreted as condemning homosexuality without being accompanied by the Laws of Moses which open citations to ridicule. The language used, however, is notoriously unclear, so Leviticus is used for its clearer proscription.
** Romans 1 26Because of this, God gave them over to shameful lusts. Even their women exchanged natural relations for unnatural ones. 27In the same way the men also abandoned natural relations with women and were inflamed with lust for one another. Men committed indecent acts with other men, and received in themselves the due penalty for their perversion. Not all that unclear really.
*** Compare the NKJV version: "For this reason God gave them up to vile passions. For even their women exchanged the natural use for what is against nature. Likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust for one another, men with men committing what is shameful, and receiving in themselves the penalty of their error which was due." I can't speak for which version is closer to Paul's original letter, but that's pretty damn confusing right there.
**** Having read it in Greek, the first translation is more accurate. For one thing, the NKJV translates the word "aschemosune" (which is used as a noun and literally means 'perverse actions') as "what is shameful"...perhaps they were trying to soften the blow of the original sentence by alluding to something rather than just outright saying it?
*** Either way, the verse doesn't technically condemn anything. It just says that God, disliking some paganistic behavior at a party, made them have an AnythingThatMoves orgy. A rather odd way for God to condemn homosexuality. Incidentally, it's the only mention of lesbianism in the entire Bible.
** You could also use [[http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20cor%206:9-10&version=NIV 1 Corinthians 6:9-10]], which is just a list of people who aren't going to heaven. Even clearer than the above.

* Pretty much every bar to gay rights has this at its core.
** Please Google the name "Julia Gillard."

* In one ''Knights of the Dinner Table'' story, Bob and Dave declare that their characters are disguising themselves as priests of a local temple so they can sneak in and rob it. In response to a suspicious guard's questions: [[FridgeLogic "I tell him]] [[BlatantLies I've taken a vow of silence"]].

* Pretty much every bar to gay rights has this at its core.[[/folder]]

* Pretty much every bar to gay rights has this at it's core
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Comes up a lot with a GoodCatholic or GoodGirlsAvoidAbortion in particular. Of course, in RealLife, many practices considered common by the majority may be expressly forbidden to people of a particular religious group.

* Hadji spouts this excuse to the alligators that are attacking him in the ''[[TheRealAdventuresOfJonnyQuest Real Adventures of Jonny Quest]]'' episode "Alligators and Okeechobee Vikings":

**** Incorrect. The "Pope Card" merely informs the recipient that he or she ''is'' a Pope, whether or not a person has received a card has no bearing on where they stand in the religion.

I'm sorry, I can't describe this trope. It's [[SelfDemonstratingArticle against my religion]].

Describe AgainstMyReligion here.

I can't. It's against my religion.

You know religious tolerance is important, so if I say something is against my religion, you can't make me do it.

Now I might be telling BlatantLies as an excuse, but it might be the truth. You're certainly not going to press me for it.

**** Having read it in Greek, the first translation is a more accurate translation of the Greek...the NKJV version seems to muddy it up a bit...and I wouldn't translate "Aschemosune" (perverse actions) as "what is shameful", which is what they seem to be doing. Perhaps they were alluding to soften the blow?

** Romans 1 26Because of this, God gave them over to shameful lusts. Even their women exchanged natural relations for unnatural ones. 27In the same way the men also abandoned natural relations with women and were inflamed with lust for one another. Men committed indecent acts with other men, and received in themselves the due penalty for their perversion.
Not all that unclear really.

* It is generally know that observant Jews may not eat pork, rabbit, shellfish, ect. What is less well known is that ''very'' observant Jews may not wear garments made from mixed fibers because of a Biblical instruction to refrain from wearing a certain kind of cloth made from flax and wool. And those who adhere very strictly to the dietary laws cannot eat anything made in a non-kosher kitchen.