which do you have a negative opinion of?

[MaC]

I'm about to the point where I dislike both equally.

[SPC]

I hate them both.

[they don't love you like i love you]

Neither of course, as I fall into both categories.

[Sensei]

I don't dislike religious people, since my mother is a religious person, as is my girlfriend, and the rest of  my family for the most part.

Seeing as I'm not far from being a socialist [I am NOT one], I don't dislike them. So, neither.

[Friz]

Neither.
Religious people are good for keeping around for humor, though they can be dangerous.

[Ebowed]

I have a negative opinion of religion, as I believe it does more harm than good.  I don't automatically have a negative opinion of all religious people, of course.  To a large extent, religious fundamentalism is the byproduct of the tendancy of people to become more extreme when surrounded by likeminded people.  This is why fundamentalist communities exist, and religious people outside of those sorts of exclusionary communities tend to be more moderate.  Another thing that can cause extremism is singling out a religion and unfairly making certain accusations about them.  The most obvious example of this is the small minority of Muslims who condone terrorism.  Of course, when a group feels victimized, there can also be a tendency to attempt to reform their image- as demonstrated by the majority of Muslims who condemn terrorism, as well as the Mormons.  The LDS, I believe, is constantly working to legitimize their faith.  I find it quite interesting that they attempt to do this by claiming to fall under the Christian umbrella.  This appears to be accepted nearly universally by non-Christians, but is the subject of much debate among Christians themselves.  (As for my personal position, I can see why the Christians are loathe to accept the Mormons as their own, but then again it's all equally crazy to me.  Many of the arguments that Christians employ against Mormonism-- and I am well versed in the subject, as I've always found this issue particularly interesting-- would apply to Christians themselves.)  The psychology of religion is really quite fascinating.

To hold a negative opinion of people solely based on their religion is impractical among several other things, simply because the odds are that most of the people you meet will be religious, and the odds also are that any atheist or agnostic will have religious friends and family.  Though I think it is fair to say that knowing that someone is religious means that I have one less thing in common with them, so I might be less likely to get along with them.  The same could be said of anyone with a particularly opposing quality, but it is by no means an absolute statement.  I have good friends who are religious, ranging from several young earth creationists to Buddhists.  With some of them, I am willing to debate religious issues-- with others, it simply isn't brought up.

I don't hold a negative opinion of socialists.

[Person Man]

niether, and they can go hand in hand. I associate with both groups at a moderate level myself. Though I am definately not a socialist no matter how much hillbillies say I am.

[Fmr President & Senator Polnut]

I don't hold a negative view of many groups en masse.

I think most people of religious faith are good people who have genuine concern. The same is true for socialists.

The problem becomes when they are not part of society, but presume their way to the way all should be and try to aggressively change things.

I also think of myself as christian (although the purist and fundamentalists disagree - and I can't tell you how little I care), I respect the values of socialism - but I don't think it's workable.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

I'm a Socialist and I'm also religious. Guess.

[John Dibble]

Neither. I might dislike an individual religious person or socialist, and it may be partially due to their views, but for me to have a negative opinion of someone they would usually have to be a jerk or an idiot.

[Beet]

Neither. I might dislike an individual religious person or socialist, and it may be partially due to their views, but for me to have a negative opinion of someone they would usually have to be a jerk or an idiot.

^^

[CPT MikeyMike]

Neither. I might dislike an individual religious person or socialist, and it may be partially due to their views, but for me to have a negative opinion of someone they would usually have to be a jerk or an idiot.

It's sad usually that one bad apple spoils the whole barrel. It applies to both groups here.

In this case people like James Dobson or Hugo Chavez have taken these views and have tained them for the world.

[SPC]

it's all equally crazy to me. 

That is my favorite post of yours.

[AkSaber]

I have a negative opinion of socialism, and some religions, but I don't hold that against their believers, personally.

[Verily]

Well, most of both mean well, so it's difficult to have a negative opinion of them as people. On the other hand, I obviously have a negative opinion of both as ideologies.

[7,052,770]

I fall marginally into both groups, so neither.

[MaC]

Neither of course, as I fall into both categories.

I never saw you as a religious.  I meant more like Al, jmfcst, Bono, ect..