religious baiting ( Archived) (16)

I meet religous guys like that all the time on my lawn. I usually turn the hose on them.

Maybe she thought you needed a different direction in life not to mention a different hair style .


Have a beer buddy and share a smile .

Can you please explain how you came to this conclusion? Clearly these are individual women who you did not agree with on some of their values and beliefs .... wherein does the leap of faith to religious recruiting online come into the picture?

If you seriously are not interested in meeting someone who professes to have a belief in some sort of faith, then why are you even talking with them in the first place? You state that you have respect for others who don't believe the same as yourself, but your actions/observations and opinions don't follow through when you imply that someone is stupid (in your opinion). How can one discount another's personal experiences when they have never lived their life?

Really... ask people before you meet them about their religion. Doesn't have to be in great detail, but usually the way they speak/write about it gives you a clue whether they're on the extreme end or not.
The more fervent believers actually think they're doing you a favor by trying to bring you onto their path. In my experience, you cannot argue or discuss the matter with them. It's either you accept it or move on.
Alternatively, you can also be proactive and say up front what your opinion is and let them choose whether they want to hang out with you.
Is it recruitment? Who knows. Maybe for some it is, for others it isn't. As a rule of thumb, most religions proscribe that their adherents either marry within the faith or someone who will ultimately see the light and come around to it (gentle persuasion, you know), so you can expect some pressure at some point from someone who is really involved, but if you don't want to join the club, that ought to be the end of it.