Psst...another "R" we don't like to discuss
I've taken a few weeks to mull this over and I've taken those weeks, too, to make sure that I don't over-react or say something that I would later regret...Now that I've gotten that out of the way... There are a lot of subjects we don't discuss with people for fear that you may have differing opinions and it would harm the relationship, or you end up walking into a debate. Politics is one of them, race is another, and then there's the other R word, Religion. Of all the religions in the world, it seems that there is just one that wants me to be a part of it. You know who they are, they come to your door, they offer to "share" something from the Bible with you. You play along and smile, nod politely and then give them some random excuse as to why you have to cut their conversion - I mean conversation, short. They leave you with a little pamphlet or booklet and depart. Usually that's they way it happens and perhaps its just once or twice a ye