I work in a small rural hospital. I work weekends only, 12 hr shifts 7a-7p. What do you say when you are asked quite often your religion, when you go to church, what church you attend, are you married, children, etc? I've even been asked on a Sunday no less, have I heard the truth concerning Jesus Christ and have I accepted him as my personal savior. I've been offered bibles that my religion would frown upon. I was born and raised Catholic but my current hours do not allow me to attend church, which I already feel guilty about. I hate saying "none of your business" which it isn't. Once, I disclosed to an elderly woman when she asked if I was married, dating or had kids that I had none of the above. She called me an old maid and said that the odds of me getting married at my age are less than me being involved in a terrorist attack. I've been asked the exact location of my house, my parents names, etc. Not all of these people who ask are elderly, some are middle age and should know better.
Sometimes I feel like lying and say I'm married, with 2 kids, and I'm atheist and I live on Mars.
What do you say when asked these questions? How do I tactfully put that their questions are out of line and have nothing to do with the care I provide? Oh, and I've been told countless times I'm going to hell for working on a Sunday.
