A case of crossed religions
It helps if the person that you live with has similar interests and beliefs to you. Otherwise things can get a little weird as this submission from Sally shows...
"My room mate turned out to be Catholic. Now under normal circumstances I have no problem with that, I have several good friends who are Catholic, and even though I am Pagan, we get along just fine. At first the two of us just didn't speak to each other, and if we did, I would initiate the conversations. Soon as she found out my religious choice though it all changed. I slept up on the top bunk, and one night I awoke to her peering over the edge of my bed a cross raise up before her. She would be going out to her catholic youth worship circle and tell me that I should come along, 'it will be good for your soul.' My schedule was very weird, since I had full classes and was working two jobs, so I would often come back late at night, and when ever I did, she would freak out, and scurry into a corner to hold up her cross and mutter prayers. Apparently she thought I was always out late, worshipping the devil. The last straw finally came one night when I awoke to her sprinkling me with Holy water and muttering prayers in an attempt to save my soul from the flame of hell and eternal damnation. She just wanted to free me from the daemon that had obviously possessed me. I moved out shortly after, but hey, at least she was 'concerned for my safety'." I've been lucky and never lived with someone who was very religious, or at least practicing or whatever it's called but I can't imagine it would be any fun if you both worshipped different gods - surely it's a recipe for disaster? Got anything to share about this? Let me know or send it in!--------
