[Racehorse]

Religion shouldn't offend anyone or be demanded by anyone.

It is not always possible to avoid offense, even among the truly virtuous.

A very religious Baptist friend who would means no harm to anyone, quite the opposite, believes absolutely that my Buddhist Thai mother-in-law is ultimately bound for hell, because she is a Buddhist.

But, he is also absolutely rooted in conservative values of choice and tolerance.  He just doesn't think there is a heaven for my mother-in-law.  :-)

But that is just one persons opinion, my own.

A rather good opinion, I think.

[TheForceOfOne]

Thanks Racehorse :)

I remember being a child and although many in my neighborhood already attended our local Baptist Church, I would still see the preachers come around and talk to people in the community inviting them to church. They would sit down and talk to those who were willing to listen, they never criticized anyone uninterested or forced their attention on them.

These preachers believed that what they were offering was good and only wished to make people aware of their faith as a choice to better their lives. No matter how many times they came around they treated those who attended church the same as those who didn't, and that was something I never forgot.