(February 11, 2015 at 11:51 pm)SteelCurtain Wrote: Ignore them. People are allowed to express their religious beliefs. Why does it bother you? Can you say "I'm not religious" in a courteous, professional way (at work, i.e.) and dry up some of the occasions?
Let it go, brother (or sister). I live in TN, and nearly everywhere you turn people are talking about their Jesus. If I'm always around these people they know that I won't reciprocate, and it dries up. If I'll never see them again or not often, I just let it go.
Um no, we do not have to "let it go". It isn't a matter of making it an issue in every single case. But minorities, worldwide, no matter the label, have a much tougher time being open in any context, than the majorities they live under.
Religion affects every aspect of life to the believer, including the workplace and school and politics. Those people vote and those majorities far too often make assumptions about minorities and assume that your place as a minority is to know your place and sit at the back of the bus.
It depends on context and case by case and only the individual minority can decide when to open up and when to step back.
