Do religious people bother you?

[Azraele]

<<I don't mind at all if somebody is religious. As long as they aren't trying to shove it down my throat>>


agreed

 

[mechBgon]

I'll just make a quick comparison for you, one that a lot of you can relate to easily. Talk to a friend who who is in love and has gotten engaged, and you will probably hear a lot about their fiance, their hopes and dreams, and so on. That's natural, isn't it? They're excited about their relationship and most of us don't find that annoying (at least not for a while ).

The relationship with God can be very much like that. The people who are trying to share their discovery may annoy you if you are thinking that they are pushing a &quot;religion&quot; with a list of do's and don'ts and obligations, all to avoid hellfire and so on. Granted, there are surely people who ARE pushing that. But those who are sharing their faith, their relationship with God... that's not &quot;religion.&quot; It's a relationship, and it is the foundation and motivation of religious activities, but it is not a religion.

No one likes being force-fed anything, and I'm sure that won't change, but maybe this will give some of the outsiders a little better understanding of how Christians view things.

 

[Elledan]

Unfortunately, some religious people give a new dimension to the word 'share', which makes it nearly or totally equal to 'forcing'. They just keep telling you how wonderful and full of love their god is.

Even more annoying: When they keep saying 'Thank god' when they receive good news, or things like 'May god bless you', 'God would enver allow that', or use the word 'god' in any other sentences. That's just so annoying and nearly deserves it to be rewarded with some less-than-nice reply IMHO.