"I'm a few days late on this... so you've probably already decided what to do and acted on it but i just joined this website today and this one got me thinking so... sorry haha. Okay, to answer question number one.. I don't feel like…"

"This is why, except when someone harasses me with their beliefs (i.e. Mormons and JW's on Saturday morning), I reply with assurance that "You don't want to hear what I think about religion." Dismissal of curiosity has saved me…"

"I live by the addage "if u can't handle the answer, don't ask the question".  No apologies are necessary..She..asked YOU.  Why hide the truth or who u are?  How she handled your answer is up to her.  Religious…"

"It depends on how much the relationship means to you.  However in my experience once the religious folk know that you don't share their beliefs, they only hang around you so long as they believe they can bring you "into the…"

"Usually those who claim to be hurt by another persons opinion have not strong faith in their own beliefs. Otherwise it should not bother them. They often cry or get angry because they are confused and have doubts about what they think they believe.…"

"Here's someone who's got a whole planet of humans around her and not one of them is as important than her imaginary friend in the sky. She can be worried for your soul as long as you can also be deeply worried about the state of her mental…"

"Unfortunately, the odds that their psychiatrist is a skeptic, atheist, or free thinker is relatively low. There's the sad thing right there."

"*Like*   ... although I'm typically a little to nice to suggest that they need a psychiatrist.  "

"I would just apologize for any harsh things you said, and say that I didn't intend to hurt her. I avoid religious discussions with my friends. If the topic comes up, I demand we change the subject because they tend to turn into such heated…"

"Why? She's the one that started the whole thing.  If she doesn't want to hear opinions that contradict her beliefs then she shouldn't ask people for their opinions.  She had no problem asserting her own opinion about…"

"The belief is rooted in facts, but how concrete the facts are is what sets everything apart.  The bible, quaran, geeta all are old and cannot be proven or rejected cause they were written in time when proof was what one saw or…"

"To be perfectly honest, I can't stand people who become emotionally hurt over having their opinions challenged. If your friend is not mature or intelligent enough to have an adult conversation, then there is nothing you can do…"

"Absolutely right!    Jordan, you have nothing to apologize for.  Stick to your guns and remain calm in these situations.  Try not let the conversation become emotional.  That is best done by saying little.  Let them…"

"This isn't really an answer to any of your questions, but I just wanted to say this: if you are responsible for hurting your friend, then so is everyone who taught her about Jesus and reinforced her belief in him, because it wouldn't be so…"

"Your words aren't what hurt her - she was hurt by her own inability to deal with reality.  The longer she clings to her fantasy world, the more she cripples herself.   I almost never bring up the fact that I'm an atheist, but I…"

"Should you apologize? Absolutely not! You gave your veiws and she found them sad. She gave hers and you found them terrifying. Sounds like both are fair statements and neither needing apology. You will find many different responses to your views…"