(December 27, 2009 at 2:59 am)theVOID Wrote: Sticky situation.
You should suggest that for every Christian book you read she should be required in turn to read some Dawkins or Epstein's "good without god" - In fact you should initiate it, tell her that if you read a book of her choosing that she has to read one of your choosing.
You already mentioned that you have gone to church with her and read her books and spoken to her pastor - but what has she done in return?
Well I'm not hear to argue that what she's doing isn't unfair to me. I know it is, but I love the girl. I've known her for almost ten years now and she's been my best friend for 7 of those years so I can cut her some slack and deal with the irrationality of her religion. And to be honest I don't care that she's a christian I just wish she'd leave me alone about not being one. The one thing that baffles me is she thinks its a choice to believe in god, and I don't think I ever chose to become an atheist so how I'm supposed to choose to be a christian just baffles me. Maybe I should pretend to be pagan for a month or two that might make her appreciate my beliefs more.