Thread:Olympia18/@comment-31322722-20170902203248

I think you misunderstand my feelings and viewpoints when you make, what I see as, offensive points about my religion or religious points about your religion. So please take the time to read this essay when you have time:

I don't think you understand how I feel when you bring up religious points that shouldn't be brought up (the worst part is your brother encouraging you) so I pieced together this persuasive essay from both my own views and articles on the internet from respectable sources. Hopefully both you and your brother can understand.

For the same reasons you should not talk about politics, you should not talk about religion. People actually  begin wars and kill one another over conflicting religious views. Why would you discuss these things in public? Your religion is your religion you have every right to that, but I feel that not speaking about it is more of  a precautionary measure for yourself.

You don't know who out there is crazy. You could be having a conversation with someone you barely know about your religious views and next thing you know they're flipping out, causing all this drama.

Everyone should just avoid the possibility of starting an argument by never speaking about it.

Generally speaking, most arguments do not require a religious stance. In those scenarios, there is no reason to bring up religion. Because there are so many different perspectives surrounding religion, it becomes inappropriate and even inflammatory (meaning "can catch fire" or "can upset people") to bring religion up in everyday arguments. Unless your argument specifically calls upon the concept of religion, it's better to just leave religion out of it.

Let's say you're arguing with someone of a different religion. The other person says something you disagree with and you decide to speak your opinion. They ask you why you feel that way about the topic. Should you bring your religion into the argument? I say no. It's a pointless effort anyway, as they believe something other than you and most likely won't agree just because you do. Not to mention, they might take your religious stand as an insult to their religion, and they might think that you feel your religion is superior. Leave the religion out of it, and let people believe whatever they want. Find another way to express your opinion.

Whether you are religious or not, if someone is trying to draw you into a conversation, or perhaps an argument regarding religion, you might feel the timing and situation is awkward and uncomfortable. You might also simply not be interested in the discussion.

There was one article that wouldn't let me copy and paste but I find it pretty accurate. In the article, the person is saying that someone told them "I will pray for you". The writer was not comfortable with this and simply replied "Oh, I'm not a believer", which, by the way, I do believe in G-d, I just don't like people praying for me. Anyway, according to the article, the other person replies "Oh you poor dear, I will pray for you anyway." I'm just letting you know, it's accurate because I find it insulting in the very same way. You just don't seem to understand that. On this wiki, if something you're doing is bothering someone else, you should probably stop doing it before they go insane. Some people find the statement "I will pray for you" as insulting as "I feel bad for you because your life seems unbearable so I'll pray for you." And what the other person would be trying to say would be "I don't need any help with my life, thank you very much." Also, studies show that praying for someone who is sick does not have any positive effect. In fact, those people took longer to recover than those who didn't have others praying for them, or were oblivious to those who were. Haha, it's psychology! And just so you know, stop "preaching", or whatever you're doing, to me because I will never, and I repeat: NEVER, convert to your religion. In fact, it only makes me more biased against your religion. I'm not even religious in the first place! There was this other article that I think is accurate. When we have an argument, please don't ever answer with "Because G-d told me to!" It sparks conflict.

In conclusion, please refrain from bringing up religion in a conversation (any conversation) with friends (or not) from other religions because it makes them uncomfortable and only starts arguments because they believe in something else. It's better if you don't bring religion into it at all. 