have you tried jesus?
i understand that some people feel more strongly about their religious beliefs than others. that is perfectly alright. however, i do have a problem with those who try to convince others that their beliefs are the ONLY beliefs.
while riding the bus to work the other day, a woman sat down next to me. she noticed my engagement ring and started asking me questions. despite my great interest in the article i was reading, i answered her. she asked me about my fiance and what we were both doing in tucson. she seemed very impressed that we were both "ambitious" and when i mentioned that dave (the fiance) works at raytheon, she made a comment about how there were so many christians that work there. well, that set off little bells inside my head, but i was like, sure, whatever. then she begins to get into religion. she asks me if we attend church regularly. very politely, i tell her that no we don't since we are jewish. well, apparently that was just the most awful answer in the world to her and she begins to tell me how we really should try her church and why we'd like it so much. well, it was time to set her straight. i firmly informed her that we were both happy with the religion that we were currently practicing and that we were not interested in coming with her to church. she acted like i slapped her in the face! as if it wasn't bad enough that she's invading my personal reading time, it now seemed like i morally offended her to the core. well, i'd had enough of this woman and got to and moved to the other end of the bus.
why are people like this? why is it not enough for them to be happy and for other people to be happy, but w/ different things? must we all conform to a single idea? man, would that get boring!
while riding the bus to work the other day, a woman sat down next to me. she noticed my engagement ring and started asking me questions. despite my great interest in the article i was reading, i answered her. she asked me about my fiance and what we were both doing in tucson. she seemed very impressed that we were both "ambitious" and when i mentioned that dave (the fiance) works at raytheon, she made a comment about how there were so many christians that work there. well, that set off little bells inside my head, but i was like, sure, whatever. then she begins to get into religion. she asks me if we attend church regularly. very politely, i tell her that no we don't since we are jewish. well, apparently that was just the most awful answer in the world to her and she begins to tell me how we really should try her church and why we'd like it so much. well, it was time to set her straight. i firmly informed her that we were both happy with the religion that we were currently practicing and that we were not interested in coming with her to church. she acted like i slapped her in the face! as if it wasn't bad enough that she's invading my personal reading time, it now seemed like i morally offended her to the core. well, i'd had enough of this woman and got to and moved to the other end of the bus.
why are people like this? why is it not enough for them to be happy and for other people to be happy, but w/ different things? must we all conform to a single idea? man, would that get boring!