11-19-2011, 01:23 PM
I appreciate that people have a deepened feeling of enlightenment when they settle on a religious belief system. My convictions are personal and I find that they strengthen my entire life. Overall it seems to be a great thing to make peace with whatever god you believe in, in my opinion.
Where I have issue is when these new recruits and even the settled-in believers feel that it is necessary to interject their beliefs into every conversation.
Me: 'Boy this sure is a nice day!'
Them: 'This is the day that the Lord hath made!'
Me: 'I just started working out again.'
Them: 'that's good, but what's more important is your soul.'
Them: 'come visit our church sometime' or 'you should stop by if you're ever in the area' or 'do you want to come to a revival at our church?'
Me: 'For the last time, NO!'
I don't mean to sound like an awful person. My beliefs are important to me too, but I don't feel the need to laminate a copy of my creed and pin it to everyone's forehead. I say believe what you believe and teach it to your children or those who ask. Don't burden everyone around you with your doctrine unless you want to wind being the person who gets avoided.
Where I have issue is when these new recruits and even the settled-in believers feel that it is necessary to interject their beliefs into every conversation.
Me: 'Boy this sure is a nice day!'
Them: 'This is the day that the Lord hath made!'
Me: 'I just started working out again.'
Them: 'that's good, but what's more important is your soul.'
Them: 'come visit our church sometime' or 'you should stop by if you're ever in the area' or 'do you want to come to a revival at our church?'
Me: 'For the last time, NO!'
I don't mean to sound like an awful person. My beliefs are important to me too, but I don't feel the need to laminate a copy of my creed and pin it to everyone's forehead. I say believe what you believe and teach it to your children or those who ask. Don't burden everyone around you with your doctrine unless you want to wind being the person who gets avoided.
Wildcard is awesome.