On 1/11/13 12:45 PM, thumper wrote:
On 1/11/2013 7:25 AM, Salmonbait wrote:

I'm still wondering how the Christians 'force' their beliefs on you
folks.

I never said they did, at least not since I was a child and that didn't
take very well. It never made sense. I have a vivid memory as a young
child of a Sunday school teacher describing Noah's Arc and the flood and
how in heaven the lion will lie with the lamb, etc. I remember looking
around at the other kids and thinking wow, they believe these stories, I
better just be quiet.

They do routinely come to my front door ignoring the no soliciting sign
and try to convince me that I need to dedicate my life to Jesus to avoid
an eternity of suffering, join their church, and donate to their cause.
Perhaps they mean well but I think they're full of **** and annoying.
I've never had a Muslim, Jew, or atheist solicit like that.

Maybe if I stop being polite to them they'd leave me alone.


Christians force their beliefs on others in many ways other than
attempts at door to door salesmanship. These include but are not
limited to:

Attempting to reinstate official school prayer in public schools

Enacting laws that restrict the availability of abortion and access to
birth control

Restricting the rights of gays to marry

Restricting medical research and development in the area of stem cells