When standing up for your beliefs, how far will you go to prove your point?

Answer 1

That all depends on what's at stake. I would not jeopardize any friendships just to be right. If it is a debate or something, I might defend my position more vigorously. Sometimes it is good to be right, sometimes the cost is higher than the value of winning an argument.

Answer 2

I learned a valuable lesson a long time ago- choose your fights carefully, and be prepared to die for the cause you choose. I was headed into NYC on 9/11/01, for a visit to the World Trade Center. I never made it there, luckily. As I watched the people around me grow rabid with hatred, I vowed I would make my life a statement for peace. Attacking an impoverished nation does nothing to resolve the issues at the heart of the matter. I left for a year and a half to live and work in a poverty stricken country. I got sick and almost died in the attempt, but I still work with the people there today, and have helped touch the lives of over 1000 villagers. This is a fight I cannot walk away from, and I consider it worth the cost.

On a professional level, I head an ethics committee that must justify the scientific use of living things. I have found myself in the crossfire a few times, and have had to stand my ground even though my job may have been at stake. I am potentially a target for those who would wish me harm (animal rights activists), and must be the spokesperson for the necessity of research, balanced with the commitment to the most humane care possible. I feel the same way about this issue as I do about women's rights- I am willing to risk everything to help preserve the advances made in women's reproductive choices and health.

Answer 3

I will go real far. Because I am a very religious person and I will do anything to make you understand my beliefs, culture and religion. I am very strong about it and I have my whole heart in it.My religion is who I am and where I came from and it keeps me strong and happy. Without my religion I am nothing. I love my religion so I stand up for it as much as possible and I will prove my point. Because I strongly believe in my beliefs and you can try to.

Answer 4

To prove my point? All I can do is bear witness. It is up to God to do the convincing. If I go further than that, I am committing idolatry. So, I'm not willing to sin to prove my point.

That having been said, I realize that I may be called upon to give up my life someday for my faith. Indeed, I believe that much as I may like my life as it is, I need to already be dead to it - now, all the time.

I don't want to do it unless it's absolutely necessary, because it would of course mean the end of my ministry here on earth. But then again, if God says my work is over, who am I to complain?

Answer 5

When I stand up for what I believe, I will tell someone that they need to get the facts straight before blabbing about something. I am not mean about it and I don't force what I believe on another person because I respect the fact that we have free agency and we all have our different beliefs and thoughts .

Answer 6

I only go as far as someone asking me what I believe and wanting to know more. I don't initiate conversations. Somehow people are drawing to me which I do mind very much because I don't proclaim to live as Christ lived nor do say that I have lived a sinless life therefore I am not ashamed to proclaim who I am in Christ.

Answer 7

You can only go so far to prove your point, and sometimes it's just best to walk away and be secure in your faith. Getting into an argument where you're only going to get pissed off because of what's being said just isn't worth it to me.

Answer 8

Depends on the situation. I won't go as far as to hurt someone or resort to insulting and harrassment just to prove my beliefs. If they don't agree after listening, then that's it. :-) Agree to disagree and we are peachy!

Cuz I know there will always be people who will never agree with me, no matter what I say or do. *shrug* That's life. ;-)

Answer 9

hmmm, this is a good question for me. i grew up catholic and i saw the ways of brutality that they call righteousness, and as a pagan i railed against that. i see that many pagans are a live and let live and maybe that is why they became pagan is because they are sick of sheep mentality and brutality. but i guess for me i just flipped the coin over. because now as a witch i stand out pretty opionated and verging on brutal to defend my rights and priviledges as a american pagan. i am prejuidiced against 90 percent of christians automatically believing them to be the stupid sheep that brutalize everyone that doesnt think as they do. i do know many good quiet selfless christians but they end up having to work extra hard with me to prove it. but i dont really apologize for it either today and yesterday pagans and witches and any free thinking individuals have suffered hard under christians and they need to compensate us for that. its long since time that, that kind of stupidity gets its come uppence

Answer 10

I would not ever try to push my beliefs onto anyone. I am secure in my beliefs and I need not tell anyone else that they need to believe what I do. It's called free will, people. We have it for a reason.