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I personally think that if you try and show her the error of her ways, you will be locked in endless battle with her.
If you want to remain friends with her just try and get the point across to her that you respect her choice in her religion and you expect her to do the same in your choice. Point out to her that you practice the religion you do because you feel its right for you...no one else can make that choice for you.
Sun..I assume you are a christian..If your friend is truly your friend, she will still be your friend after you tell her that you are just as passionate about your beliefs as she is hers, and that you have no desire too "be converted" to her religion. I am a believer and spent over half of my life in a religious situation that I entered because family shamed me into it. I always had questions about it, but all my questions and reasonings were considered sacrelig. Again if you are in a religion that you are satisfied and comfortable with don't listen to anyone about changing. God will answer your prayers and show you where he wants you to be, if you listen
I take it your not a Christian? If it's Christianity she wants you to convert to DO IT! You will find no other TRUTH. If it's not, then forget it.
I don't why u would take it I am not a Christian...I believe...I just do not believe the way my friend does and I have no desire to. I just want us to be friends inspite of our differences. I totally agree with u about the conversion thing..."it's worth it."
Sun Queen, you need to follow your HEART on this! If she cannot still be your friend when she figures out that you will not convert to her religion, then I'm afraid that she wasn't much of a friend to begin with . Although the Bible says we should be with other like minded people and not be unequally yoked in our relationships, I really do not feel that that means that two Christians (from different faiths) should turn their back on another because the other cannot be persuaded! True friends lay down their lives for one another...not turn their back because they do not get their way .
Only YOU know the WHOLE situation and it is up to YOU to PRAY about this and let the Lord lead you in the choices to make AND how to save your friendship if it is HIS WILL!
This is quite a dilemma for you, and quite honestly, I think it is quite unfair of her to have put you in the predicament to begin with
Good luck to you!
Thank you so much for your gentle and wise counsel. I have a meeting with her soon and I will follow your advice before I see her.
Sun..I assume you are a christian..If your friend is truly your friend, she will still be your friend after you tell her that you are just as passionate about your beliefs as she is hers, and that you have no desire too "be converted" to her religion. I am a believer and spent over half of my life in a religious situation that I entered because family shamed me into it. I always had questions about it, but all my questions and reasonings were considered sacrelig. Again if you are in a religion that you are satisfied and comfortable with don't listen to anyone about changing. God will answer your prayers and show you where he wants you to be, if you listen
I am not at all sure she is a true friend. I mean her motivation in being my friend was the potential for my conversion to her religion. I accept that and I am a true friend to her. I think after she got to know me she saw me as more, but she is devout in her faith so she cannot easily accept my disagreement with her and the whole of her religion. From her perspective this may mean we can't be friends. She may see my beliefs as a threat to her faith. I just wish I could communicate- her path to truth is not mine, but as believers we r on the same journey. Thank u for sharing your experience with me
A true friend would accept you no matter what your religious beliefs are. I am a pagan and have many friends of various religions who never treated me any differently, either at work or outside, when I made them aware of my beliefs. That is the way it should be.
I personally think that if you try and show her the error of her ways, you will be locked in endless battle with her.
If you want to remain friends with her just try and get the point across to her that you respect her choice in her religion and you expect her to do the same in your choice. Point out to her that you practice the religion you do because you feel its right for you...no one else can make that choice for you.
I think u r right. I don't want to battle with her nor do I want to hurt her feelings. I will let u know how it goes. I will have to talk with her about this issue very soon. Thank u for your input
I think that you should be honest about your feelings. Tell her the things that you have told us. Let her know that you value her friendship. Be straightforward with her and ask her if your differing faiths will cause a problem. I think that I would discuss that, before I even consider discussing the diffence in your religious beliefs.
Good luck. Really good friends are hard to find. And if she truly is your friend, this should not be an issue.
I am sure u r right. I guess I am sort of hiding out from what I already know is going to happen. The reason I am avoiding being straight forward is because I know I will have to get into specifics about her religion and when I do she is going to be offended and being friends with me will be like agreeing her religious practices are wrong. Eventhough I believe they are I still want to be friends.
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. Although the Bible says we should be with other like minded people and not be unequally yoked in our relationships, I really do not feel that that means that two Christians (from different faiths) should turn their back on another because the other cannot be persuaded! True friends lay down their lives for one another...not turn their back because they do not get their way 
