Do you argue with religious people?

[Thumpalumpacus]

I'm wondering how you go about talking with others who are religious, when they bring up Jesus in a discussion, or whether you just let whatever fly. If you do argue, what is your approach, and do you regularly end up making the other person want to fight about it, or upset them to the point where they don't want to talk with you anymore.

It depends.  If they're able to take aboard views other than their own without butthurt, I'm happy to have the discussion.

If they're using "discussion" as a code word for "I get to preach to you, but you cannot reply without my feeling persecuted", I send them on their way with as little fanfare as possible -- usually, "I hold no faith, thanks".

If they're persistent, there's a "fuck off" in their near future.