Obviously your friends think that their relationship is close enough that they can talk religion-- if you don't agree, then you ought to at a minimum have the courtesy to tell them that you're not that kind of friend, and not let them believe that you agree with them or appreciate the discussion.
I'm sorry, I know that's harsh. I just know what it's like to be on the other end. I thought I'd found a cool neat friend of another faith, and when they shared their deeply personal thoughts, I shared mine as well. Then, after months of friendship, they finally broke it to me that my religion made them sick, and they never wanted to hear anything about my faith again (although, obviously, they still wanted to talk freely about everything in THEIR life).
If what your friends say really bothers you, then you ought to find out whether there's anything you say that bothers them-- and what subjects bring up the religion meme in their cases. It's no good telling someone not to ever talk about their religion if you're going to tempt them into it by discussing related things yourself.
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Date: 2007-02-15 04:03 pm (UTC)I'm sorry, I know that's harsh. I just know what it's like to be on the other end. I thought I'd found a cool neat friend of another faith, and when they shared their deeply personal thoughts, I shared mine as well. Then, after months of friendship, they finally broke it to me that my religion made them sick, and they never wanted to hear anything about my faith again (although, obviously, they still wanted to talk freely about everything in THEIR life).
If what your friends say really bothers you, then you ought to find out whether there's anything you say that bothers them-- and what subjects bring up the religion meme in their cases. It's no good telling someone not to ever talk about their religion if you're going to tempt them into it by discussing related things yourself.