I dont think about them at all actually. I would walk away from their brainwashing broadcast.
I despise them.
I am honestly just not exposed to these people at all
I look at anyone that's obsessive about something like they are a drug addict. And that includes religion.
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I love hearing people's beliefs, so I personally don't mind... but that's also because I allow myself to question them which, in some cases, goes for long until they realize they're saying a bunch of nothing and nonsense. Jesus was straight up hanging out with ex-hookers and kissing women in public when that was mega-taboo in society at the time, so if their devoutness just makes them more needlessly judgemental and overall cuntish, what/who exactly are you following? I'm telling you, in America/the West, religion is often at best empty, illiterate, narcissistic and performative, at worst just a way to condone immorality (from cheating, going to a confession and praying a Hail Mary and feeling good about yourself to Western imperialism, Crusades included)... The only thing God ever forbade was immorality.
Update: (my instance isn't working so here's my alt) I'm probably agnostic
"Wow they're really religious"
I don't. I purposely avoid anyone like that - and honestly, nobody where I'm from would be like that anyway as religion is a personal experience here and not one that is overtly "spread" or talked about openly. We aren't big fans of cults/religions unlike the US (which seems to get right into that thing), and generally see the mess they, or more importantly, their followers cause around the world and at home. Even our religious schools use religion very marginally as they're aware most of the parents are only sending their kids there because the fees aren't huge and the quality of education is a bit better than the public system.
I'm from the US southeast so I've seen plenty of these people. IMO, they should be avoided. There are plenty of devout Christians that are quiet about it and they're fine. They're often good people actually. The ones that are extremely forward about it are performing for their in-group. The in-group is all that matters. Since you aren't in it, you don't matter to them. At best, they'll hang out in order to proselytize to you. I find them condescending and intentionally disconnected from the outside world. Effectively, they're in a cult.
I've not met anyone who constantly talks about religion.
If I were to, I could hold my own with them, I suspect. May broaden their horizons quite a bit if they've only been talking about only one religion. I can draw correlations and convergences across several religions. Heck, I may eventually even get them to accept the existence in the flying spaghetti monster. ... [And/]Or at least know to what it refers. Maybe even take that insight to other religions with a fresh eye.
And re: "only way" & "Christian", pick which kind of Christian carefully... [e.g. not this one ->] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8swSkk9yeV8
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