(June 25, 2009 at 9:33 pm)Rob-C Wrote: I imagine that it the situation is different each time either question is asked, but that's what I've learnt.
I guess our experiences are different I've met perhaps one believer who was simply curious. ( a Passionist priest who was also my friend.) All others turned out to have an agenda. For that reason,apart from on internet forums,I decline to discuss my beliefs or lack of them,with strangers. That's all I usually say when asked, without rancour, unless they persist.
I don't want to give the impression this is anything approaching a regular occurrence. It isn't,it's rare. Australia isn't America.Religion is not an issue with most people.I tend not to associate with people for whom it is due to mutual loathing. The rare door knockers and street preachers get short shrift. The only people to whom I'm intentionally rude are Scientologists who get in my face.
