How do you deal with people who like to insult your religious beliefs?

One of human rights that should not be violated is ability to decide one's religion. It is a violation of human rights to interfere with one's beliefs. Let all be able to embrace diversity when it comes to religion. No one should condemn another person thinking that his or her religion is right or better. If you just don't like my religion, don't listen to what I say. It is that simple.

Before I am going to continue answering your post, Scheng. I want to know first what kind of insult does any person on a religious belief that we have...? Like what specific words. For example your religion is not written in the bible. Something like this?

It can be hard to blend a family who believes two religions, it is much easier to have a family who shares one or a family who just isn't religious. I don't necessarily care what various people believe as long as they do me one favor - which is NOT to attempt to recruit or convert me, and not to preach about anything. If I ASK, that means I want information specific to my question but that never means I want anybody to ever tell me I am doomed or sinning or evil or that I must confess and repent and change and blah blah blah and give 10% and sit on my knees and bow my head on the ground. I repay in kind, so if someone talks down to me first or insults me first, I'll give it right back. I would never insult them FIRST but if they insult my intelligence by assuming I need to CHANGE or agree with them or believe anything I do not believe now or NOT believe something I DO believe now, yep, I'll give it right back and then some. That treat your neighbor as yourself goes both ways. If my neighbor walks over and hits me with a stick for no reason, I might just swat him back, and not in fun. Make him think twice about approaching me with a darn stick again, wouldn't it?

Some christians are zealous because they know the impending penalty for those who do not believe in the Name of the LORD JESUS. Because of these zealousness, they forgot to respect other people beliefs whom they know that these are against God laws. These Christians are following the great commission of God to show to the people the right path of salvation, the LORD JESUS. And these christians are not insulting their parents they are just telling the truth based on the Holy Bible. Maybe it is just a manner of how to say that it is wrong to pray to images... Therefore, all who wants to be married should marry those who are at the same faith only.

This is quite an important point dear scheng. Children are the most affected if parents belong to different religions. All religions lead to the same God who is present in all beings a the soul and conscience. Don't you feel someone directing you, advising you from inside he mind? The answer is it is God who is omnipresent. He is not limited by color, race, blood. He created religions according to regions, so we cannot force our beliefs on anybody. we should do according to our belief and let others believe what they want to.

That is a very confusing situation for the children because they won't know who really have the reason. I think that in that case the child will have to choose when he/she grow up what is the religion that he wants to adopt, and in the midtime just listen to both of them.

I know how you feel, I actually came across these types of people a few years back. It was odd because we (my officemates and I) didn't expect it. It was a good day for all of us, the boss was away and we were having a lazy day, so-to-speak, then one of our officemates got a guest and they were silently talking inside her cubicle. After a while, I noticed that she was becoming rude to him. She started dismissing him but we couldn't really hear what the topic was about. Then after a while, there was a somewhat heated argument and I decided to intervene. When asked about what was the matter he decides to let me in the conversation. He went out of his cubicle and went to our free area (where we were all seated and was enjoying the afternoon tea), then he started to say "I am here to help you", "You are following a religion which you don't know and are ignorant about!". His words came in like lightning and most of my officemates started to talk to him in a very respectful manner. But he insisted that it was his job to set us right! The debate went on-and-on until my friend decided to send him out of the office because he was really causing a lot of commotion inside. He even smiled before he left and said "I know people won't like me, but their rage means that I have done something good for God!". After he left, we were all shocked as to what just transpired. We were all well-educated and didn't think that somebody could be like that. I mean, there must be some ways to share your conviction, but to insult people you don't know about being wrong about what they believe in is something else. Whew! It's really quite unnecessary and we all know that type of action wouldn't cause a person to be inspired or motivated to do good, right? Have a great MyLot experience ahead!

I have never liked it when religions attack each other. There is no sense to that. Every human has their own right to believe in what they wish. We have no right to condemn another human for their faith simply because we believe in a different one. I hate religions that require its followers to go out and convert others. It is one thing to be proud of your faith and to openly show it and discuss it, but to impress it upon others or to ridicule others for their faith is completely uncalled for and oversteps the bounds of religion. Despite what anyone says, I feel that there is no proof of any one religion being the "Right one" and therefore no religion has the right to attack another. Different religions within one family do present a difficult situation but many people find a way to work with it. Some do openly practice both so that their children will ultimately make their own decision between the religions. Or, one side of the couple will make the choice to convert to their spouse's religion. As long as it is a free choice, it is the right one for that family.

It is not right to insult anothers religion.Those who do so are wicked and in the process are insulting their own religion through ignorance. All religions have the same message for mankind, to be good to others,kind,considerate, not hurt others feelings, be sympathetic, not kill or maim others etc.Personally i have not come across people of this type and if i did i would just walk away from them as ignoring them would be enough to bruise their egos and make them shut up.

Hi, I agree with you that everyone has the right to follow a religion and one cannot insult other's feelings. However, I would like to clarify one thing is that Christians are not zealous. When they try to preach others about Jesus, it is just that they love other people. Because Jesus says I AM THE WAY and not I am a way. So the Bible says, whosoever believeth in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. And only Jesus can give you the salvation. So christians are concerned about other people's life. Else, why would some one spend so much of time and money preaching the word of God instead of enjoying with their families. However, it should not be done in a rude way and insulting others. Again the Bible says, if someones accepts Jesus, it would be by the spirit of God and not by arguments or discussions.

I try not to get involved in religious conversations with people who will not respect other people´s beliefs. I feel that you can talk about religion only if noone pretends to change the other´s beliefs but just explaining (and accepting explanations) of both creeds. As for people with different creeds who marry, I´m sure that they have to be very respectful with each other if they want to succeed in having a family.

I am sometimes in situations like that- when i am asked to defend my religion, since I have an atheist friend. Sometimes I answer well, or ask help from my other friends and there are also times in which I just ignore him.

Some christians ? Why don`t you say some people are very zealous to the point of insulting other people`s religions.If you only pick christians then it means you have a problem with them too I agree with you it is happening and there is nothing you can do to change it because for example if you live in a christian family and you pray to a Banana God the rest of the family will think they will fail in their way to heaven because they can`t make you understand "the truth".But this is happening with every religion is not a christian thing

I usually avoid conversation about religion with such a person. I dont like people attacking other people belief. it;s their right to have that faith, I respect that, people should respect my choice too. I can talk about it but I dont like to force people to believe what I believe and vice versa. I dont like to be insulted so I dont insult. it;s just that simple. and to form family with different faith I think will have their children trapped in confuse in that matter. because it;s something that parents inherit to or that person result of finding the answer of it themselves.

People like that aren't even worth taking the time to respond to. Those "Christians" that criticize others' religion aren't living up to their own. I raised my children to believe that everyone worships the same God but in different ways in different forms. They get along well that way and religion is not an issue in their lives. They can be friends with anyone and respect their way of worship. This is the only way that all religions can be a global family, mutual respect. Unfortunately, many religions teach that theirs is the only "right" one and people feel a need to convert others. That's where the trouble lies, lack of respect for others' traditions and judgment.

I believe in everyone's right to have their own religious beliefs and that we all must respect other people's beliefs. Aside from the fact that most of the wars in the ancient times and in the present days are on the basis of religious beliefs, I think forming a family where there are different religions within should not be an issue. It is so old-fashioned to think there is only one right religion that sometimes such notions make me mad. After all, there is only one God and it doesn't matter we call him either Jesus, Allah, Buddha or Jehova. The most important function of the faith is to maintain belief, peace of mind and peace on Earth.

I was raised in a catholic family and attended and serviced in the church for long time. I met a taiwanese man and married him. We respect eachother s beliefs. In the beggining we were trying to bautism him in Jesus Christ and he accepted to do it , but , he was doing it for me , sudenly , I though clear and told the priest that we were forcing him to do something that he really didnt believe, and I asked him if there was another way we could marry keeping our own beliefs , and he thought for a moment and said: yes, there is a way, they call it disparity of worship, it takes a while because we had to ask permision to the Obisp of my country , well he said yes , and we got married , I had the commuion means I hosted and my husband did not, I was so satisfy with God , my husband and myself. If I respect someones beliefs I expect them to respect me back .

If two people of different religion will become one. The other should give way of his/her religion, it wont work if they both devoted in their differences. As of people insulting other religion actually the best thing to do is avoid them, there's no point of debating and arguing with them.