{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Rainbow Dash Network","provider_url":"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/","type":"link","title":"Pony (pony)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Feb-14 11:19:16 UTC","author_name":"Pony (pony)","author_url":"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/pony","url":"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/notice\/3310188","html":"@prettypurpleprincesspublicprincesstimeline<\/span><\/a><\/span> Despite the aversion many have to being considered religious, I'll probably keep saying everything is a \/type\/<\/i> of religion. In the case that it doesn't help (even after I explain I don't mean it in the sense that everything is like an organized religion<\/i>), at least I'll know who's open-minded enough to discuss things without getting too bogged down by their own definitions and beliefs, and I'll know to avoid talking to them about certain things or in a certain way. I'm not out to make people believe what I believe by my own merits. I care enough about people to hope they'll lend an ear sometimes, though, since I believe they can benefit from, if nothing else, a broadened understanding of someone else's beliefs. I'm a convert myself, so I greatly value the spreading of knowledge, whether of my own beliefs or of others that I feel can uplift, edify, and inspire people."}