Good Morining: Do you hate it when people try to push their religion on you?

Question

Do they ever get a clue that you ain't interested? Is pushing one's religion on others just plain wrong?

Respectfully,
Muslimah

Answer 1

Good morning, Muslimah.

Yes, I do find it irritating. What's worse, though, is that I find it drives wedges between people who might otherwise be friendly, if not friends.

Answer 2

Yup. It's happened all too many times to me, hence why, although atheist, I don't go around trying to "deconvert" people. They have a right to their beliefs as I have a right to mine.

It wouldn't be right for me to tell them they didn't have that right and that they were foolish to believe in some invisible deity, so I don't do that, regardless of what I might think inside. It's just as wrong and unfair for a believer to say that atheists or nonbelievers are going to Hell unless they "repent" and start believing.

Sharing one's faith is fine. If someone were to tell me they belonged to some faith or another and told me about it, I'm fine with that. It's when it goes from sharing to converting and saying that I "need" to repent, join up, and start praying that God won't send me to the worst part of Hell that I take issue with it. Especially when the person trying to convert me doesn't take no for an answer and repeatedly hounds me every time I see them to convert.

I've had too many people in my life offline do this, to share their faith, which is fine, then try to convert me and then refuse to understand I'm genuinely not interested, no matter how respectful I am about it. Some have acted like I wasn't listening or that I just didn't "hear" the message. Only need to tell things to me once, so I heard it, just wasn't interested. A lot of people in my hometown don't get that, so they can be persistent and "pushy", which bothers me because that's not right.

I understand a person's right to their beliefs. I understand their right to share those beliefs and try to convert others. However, once a potential convert says no, then that's when it's time to accept that and leave well enough alone. Either they already HAVE a faith, or they're content to not have one at all.

I don't like it when people persist, but I'm fine with people sharing their faith because you learn something new every day and I might learn something about a faith I either don't know about or something new about a faith I'm already famliar with. Learning never stops, so that I'm ok with. It's just when it crosses over to someone saying I "have" to believe as they do that it becomes a problem and I get highly irritated.

Sharing is fine, harassment and discrimination isn't. If more people understood and respected that, there'd probably be fewer religious differences, or at least fewer religiously-based arguements.

Answer 3

Good morning Muslimah, I definitely hate it, and I hate it also when some people biased to their religion hate and attack you just because you're from a different one. I guess that's why there are still wars in the world...people are not able to accept different points of view and not able to take no for an answer.
Explaining something nicely to people is ok, but pushing them and attacking them is definitely not ok.

Answer 4

Hello sweet Muslimah.. :)

There is a difference in sharing and trying to push your (faith) religion on someone..

Here is an example: If someone here asks a question to us about our Faith..they usually choose the answer, that we are pushing our Faith on them..the question should not be presented if they do not want to get us to share..should it.. :(

If someone asks me not to share my beliefs, I will always respect them..that is when I go to the Lord in prayer for them.. :)

For we are to tell others about the Love of the Lord..if they no longer want to hear, then we are to show the Love of the Lord, by our life.. :)

I pray you and your loved ones, have a Blessed Day.. :)

In Jesus Most Precious Name..
With Love..In Christ.. :)

Answer 5

And Good Morning to you: I believe religion is a personal choice and should not be pushed or forced on to anyone. I am a religious person, but I agree with you on this that it is wrong to push one's religion. Thank you and have a great day.

Answer 6

I personally hate it when anyone pushes their opinions on me regardless. Religious views are indeed sensitive. I would never push my religion on you. It is not right or fair to the person you are talking with. Pushing ones religion's upon someone is a way of making trouble for yourself. Do we not have enough trouble in our lives right now without adding to it?

Answer 7

Well they might be wrong they're aloud to express they're opinions, but when you're not in the mood just tell them. If they pressure you on adopting their ways of thinking, that's very irresponsible and those people don't deserve any of our attention. It's not wrong but it's not good either, were intelligent people, if we want to get to know a religion, we will find the information about it without the need of anyone trying to forcefully "convert" us.

Answer 8

Oh of course! Is there anybody that enjoys being told they're going to Hell/making the wrong choice in life/etc? Usually these people at least have good intentions, and are just..misguided..in their attempts to convert others, but the ones that get mean about it are really annoying. And scary.

Answer 9

Actually, no. I try to be respectful when they come to my house. I can understand that their religion teaches them to convert others. However, it's when they don't accept that I'm happy with my own faith that I might get upset. But I enjoy learning about other faiths, and see it as an opportunity to learn more. Different perspectives is interesting. And there are MANY different perspectives out there. Kinda cool!

Answer 10

Funny you should ask, all you do is try and push your false religion on others. All anyone has to do is read all the questions you post.

Answer 11

Yes. Thats why I hate fundies! Most religious people are extremely tolerent of other people thoughts and views. But not the fundamentalists. It doesn't matter what religion they claim to belong to, they are only hate filled morons using religion as an excuse.