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Best Friend Religion
My best friend is an atheist. I am a Christian. I've asked my youth minister how to help convert him. Every time we get on the subject, he says CAN WE TALK ABOUT SOMETHING ELSE? And won't even hear what I have to say. Most of you might say "Just accept it." But because of my religion, when I'm in Heaven for all eternity and my best friend is in Hell, Its going to really suck. I need someway to talk to him without him refusing. I know all I can do is try to convert him, but I'm really being eaten away by this. He said he was saved when he was little, and I know if you're saved, you go to Heaven, but this is like UGH. If he's saved, and has changed his mind, how does that work? Also, I think he changed his mind because of "certain influences" at school. So how do I kindly put my point of view of Christianity to him, without offending him or causing him to hate me?
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Can you honestly not tell that you're annoying him?
I'm Jewish, and I get really, really upset when people try to convert me.
It's really none of your business what their religion is.
You have offended him. You have offended me.
I was asking questions about Christianity to one of my Christian friends, and she told me that I needed to go to Church. I have been told "Merry Christmas" so many times. It's absolutely ridiculous. Every week, Jews don't go around saying "Shabbat Shalom!"
People that try to shove their beliefs down other people's throats are a disgrace to humanity and to their own religion.
And, finally, just because you are Christian doesn't mean you're going to heaven. How do you even know that there is a heaven?
You can't prove it.
Stop being so closeminded.
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You have no best friends in heaven. Leave the kid the fuck alone about his religion & go about your day. He doesn't give a fuck about "God" so stop trying to convert him.
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His religious beliefs aren't your business. You've tried to talk to him and he's made it perfectly clear he's not interested.
Who are you to even say who will go to Heaven and Hell? Only God can decide that. Judge not, lest ye be judged. I doubt God appreciates you proclaiming that you're automatically going to Heaven and your friend is condemned to Hell. Only He can decide that, assuming He exists.
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How would you like it if someone else or he tried to convert you? You wouldn't would you? Thats just a religious belief not a fact. There are other religion beside christianity and none of them can out weigh any other religion.because they all have books that date back years ago. God didnt write any of them.Its one thing to have a religion its another thing to push it on someone else its his choice and should be. There are so many diffrent beliefs and just because someones saved doesnt mean that they are going to heaven and just because someones not saved doesnt mean theyre going to hell. Thats just an opinion and there are many others out there.But if your going to be a claim to be so christian then you should also consider the christian belief that christians are supposed to accepting of others and your not supposed to pass judgement on others or condem others.I'm not saying its wrong to be christian but it is wrong to make others have to have the same belief. You need to realize that there are many beliefs and opinions out there that need to be tolerant of others diffrences because they have just asmany books an reasoning as your religion does.I realize that he doesnt believe in god at all but if thats what suits him then thats him and he has as much of an argument as you do. Yes it is offensive and rude to try to convert someone if thats not what they want to believe then thats their option. So just let it go..because know one is to say that anyone is right or wrong when it come to religion. If his believe is right to him and yours is right to you then thats all that matters. Everyone has to be true to theirself. If hes truly your friend then youll accept him its not like hes forceing it on you or that christianity is the only belief outthere or the ultimate truth. There is nothing wrong with being christian but you need to understand that other people are entitled to their own viewpoint as well. So let it go or let him go.
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but just accepting it is really the best thing you can do. religion is a personal thing, it shouldnt be something you force on other people. how would you feel if your friend was constantly trying to convert you to atheism? or, if other friends you have were always trying to convert you to their religion? do you like it when jehovas witnesses knock on your door? just let it be, and if you are still friends when you are both 80 and close to death, worry about it then
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How can he convert you to atheism without offending you or causing you to hate him? The same method that will convert you to atheism will convert him to christianity; I don't know how to, or if there is a way to do either.
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