Proselytizing

[Thor]

It seems to me from reading some of the threads here that many of you do not like it when Christians try to proselytize, particularly when it is you.

Here is a quote from Penn Jillette (from Penn and Teller), who is an atheist:

"If you believe that there's a heaven and hell and people could be going to hell--or not getting eternal life or whatever--and you think that, well, it's not really worth telling them this because it would make it socially awkward...How much do you have to hate somebody not to proselytize? How much do you have to hate somebody to believe that everlasting life is possible and not tell them that?"

What are your thoughts on this quote? Do you agree? Disagree? Think it depends on the situtation?

I can understand where Penn is coming from (and I really like the guy).

HOWEVER....

Religious morons have committed the most heinous atrocities believing they were doing so to "help". Back in the Middle Ages "heretics" were burned at the stake because the dipshits in charge believed that death by fire gave the condemned a chance of getting into "heaven". The belief was that "God" might show mercy to this person because they died in fire. Therefore, "God" may spare them the fire of "Hell". You see... they were burning people to death out of KINDNESS!