# Nonbelievers: if you HAD to give lip service to one religion, what would you choose? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 12, 2009, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nonbelievers-if-you-had-to-give-lip-service-to-one-religion-what-would-you-choose/513565 "2009-10-12T18:55:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2009, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nonbelievers-if-you-had-to-give-lip-service-to-one-religion-what-would-you-choose/513565/121 "2009-10-16T20:01:19Z")
> [@Shot\_From\_Guns](#): > > Pretty sure that if the second coming of Christ is going to bring about the literal bodily resurrection of all Christians, he wouldn’t have any problems with some radiation thrown his way. Woman, I thought I told you to neuralize yourself! ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2009, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nonbelievers-if-you-had-to-give-lip-service-to-one-religion-what-would-you-choose/513565/122 "2009-10-16T20:03:31Z")
> [@Gus\_Gusterson](#): > > I’d go with UU. The church is in walking distance of my house, they suspend services in the summer, and they don’t go on and on about God and Jesus. They also don’t seem to ask the congregation to hand over lots of money. UU for me, too. You don’t have to believe in anything to join, which is right where I want to be. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2009, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nonbelievers-if-you-had-to-give-lip-service-to-one-religion-what-would-you-choose/513565/123 "2009-10-16T20:05:13Z")
> [@](#): > > Pretty sure that if the second coming of Christ is going to bring about the literal bodily resurrection of all Christians, he wouldn’t have any problems with some radiation thrown his way. Christ is a Jew, and therefore cruelly excluded from the coming resurrection. Ironic, really. ---
**Author:** ![Shot\_From\_Guns](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ccd318/32.png) [@Shot\_From\_Guns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shot_From_Guns)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2009, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nonbelievers-if-you-had-to-give-lip-service-to-one-religion-what-would-you-choose/513565/124 "2009-10-16T20:09:57Z")
> [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](#): > > Woman, I thought I told you to neuralize yourself! Sorry, the machine’s offline. They can’t send a tech out until next Tuesday. ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2009, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nonbelievers-if-you-had-to-give-lip-service-to-one-religion-what-would-you-choose/513565/125 "2009-10-16T21:11:37Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > Christ is a Jew, and therefore cruelly excluded from the coming resurrection. Ironic, really. Fool of a Took! He’s excluded from the coming resurrection because he’s ALREADY RESURRECTED. He’s not Buffy Summers, after all. ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2009, 9:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nonbelievers-if-you-had-to-give-lip-service-to-one-religion-what-would-you-choose/513565/126 "2009-10-17T09:58:07Z")
I would probably go Episcopalian. Mostly to annoy my Baptist and Catholic relatives. Besides, the Episcopalians strike a nice balance. Enough pomp and ceremony to make it worth your time, but not as tedious as Catholic services. On the other hand, Oakminster makes a compelling case for paganism. ---
**Author:** ![ExTank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/35a633/32.png) [@ExTank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ExTank)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2009, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nonbelievers-if-you-had-to-give-lip-service-to-one-religion-what-would-you-choose/513565/127 "2009-10-17T15:12:49Z")
Well, paganism would probably be my first choice, but I might give [Sikhism](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sikhism) a go. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nonbelievers-if-you-had-to-give-lip-service-to-one-religion-what-would-you-choose/513565.md?page=6)