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Ironically, since I started this thread, my friend called me for a simple favor - to help him find and buy a book on Amazon, and nothing religious came up at all.
And today I called him for advice about a problem, and he didn't talk about religion. He was on his way somewhere and was afraid he cut me off too quickly and called me back later. He had gone to a prayer meeting and he apologized for having to run off and explained where he'd gone. He made some comment about me not wanting to talk about his prayers and laughed a little, then brought the conversation right back to asking me how I am.
He's a friend worth keeping for sure, and he seems to be getting the hint. If I need to ask him not to try and convert me, I think he'll tone it down. But, of course time will tell.
I really appreciate hearing all of the different points of views. It's been very helpful.
My Evangelical sister-in-law told me when my husband and I were first married that she was going to convert us if it was the last thing she did. My husband and I are both agnostics. We are open to possibilities like the OP and believe that all religions can have some truth. In time, she began to cut us off especially after we had our daughter. This was sad as we thought she would make a great aunty. We spent many hours with our nieces taking them to zoos, picnics, etc. We haven't seen her in years because she couldn't understand our POV. Sad, her loss.
It sounds like form your latest post that he is beginning to understand that religion is private and to each their own.
I don't think you'll have to. I think he will at least cool off the relationship if you ever make it bluntly clear that he needs to shut up about this. He thinks he's going to get some kind of extra points from God or something when he presents you to his church and I suspect he will lose interest in you when he finally accepts that you're not going to help him get to heaven.
I didn't know the reason why he changed so much until he wrote me out of the blue after 2 years of no contact to tell me I am wrong about atheism. After a few exchanges I wrote him a "The End" email and told him he needed to stop the preaching and to cease contact with me. He was too far gone for any reasoning and is not the same person that I had the friendship with.
My childhood bff is.. not sure what she is, I don't know if she knows either. She fully supports her Jehovah's Witness nieces, she fully supports her mother's Unitarian involvement but if anything Christian comes up she may as well clamp her hands to her head and scream AAAGGHHH! MY EARS ARE BLEEDING!!! (no tolerance whatsoever) Since that's a HUGE part of my life and am very thankful for the many blessings and the active communication I have with my creator, I try to edit my speech to not offend her. It's miserable for me and I don't enjoy being around her much. OP, I encourage you to open up an occasional dialogue such as "can you give me examples of prayers you've seen answered?" Give him a little time to let those feelings out. He is governing his speech now, why? Because he values your friendship. It's such a big part of his life, he shouldn't be afraid to talk about it for fear of upsetting you.
Ironically, since I started this thread, my friend called me for a simple favor - to help him find and buy a book on Amazon, and nothing religious came up at all.
And today I called him for advice about a problem, and he didn't talk about religion. He was on his way somewhere and was afraid he cut me off too quickly and called me back later. He had gone to a prayer meeting and he apologized for having to run off and explained where he'd gone. He made some comment about me not wanting to talk about his prayers and laughed a little, then brought the conversation right back to asking me how I am.
He's a friend worth keeping for sure, and he seems to be getting the hint. If I need to ask him not to try and convert me, I think he'll tone it down. But, of course time will tell.
I really appreciate hearing all of the different points of views. It's been very helpful.
Cool. Thanks for the update!
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