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Originally Posted by ardeegee
I wouldn't do it. But then again, I've never had door-to-door Hindus attempt to convert me. I have had Christians, Jehova's Witnesses, and Mormons do that. I don't find Hindu tracts and copies of The Cowtower lying around everywhere I go, but I find plenty of Christian tracts and Watchtowers. They have no problem going to anywhere and everywhere in the world and telling everyone else that they are wrong.
And that, to me, is the difference. A religion where the followers are willing to live and let live, content to hold their own beliefs and leave everyone else the hell alone is one that I'm going to leave pretty much alone, even though I think their beliefs are silly. It is the religions that feel it is their duty to proselytize to everyone, everywhere, all the time about how theirs is the One True Faith that make me compelled to explicitly call a Giant Pile of Crap.
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I think this ties in with what I said above (we posted simultaneously!).
Neither am I a fan of "door to door" evangelism. But I bet if you had a friend who was a Christian (not the "door to door" type), and they invited you to discuss your beliefs, and you accepted said invitation, you would be willing to actually talk to this person. (I also don't have a problem with Watchtower tracts laying around. I disagree with their beliefs, but it's my choice whether or not to pick it up and read it.)
Heck, that's almost exactly what we're doing here in this thread, having an open, respectful discussion of very divergent beliefs on an issue. And we're not just doing so with respect, but with the moderators
requiring we do so with respect!
-Pie