Recently my mother was admitted to a hospital for treatment. The co-patient was a Christian. I would like to clarify that this post is not against preaching one religion. I am an atheist and hence have no issues with any god. Moreover, the better part of my academic career was courtesy a Christian institution and hence I am all the more indebted to Christianity.

Coming back, relatives of this patient became quite friendly with us. All of a sudden one of the ladies came and started her prayers on my mother. I politely told her to stop that since I have no belief in any God. After a polite rebuke, she relented. Why do the Missionaries act like network marketers and foist their religion on others whether or not they asked for it? You become friendly with them a bit, immediately they start their prayers, speak ill of your gods, etc. This is not the way to spread your religion. Such an attitude can only create hatred for your religion. Whichever religion indulges in it should be strongly condemned

At times, they employ their above mentioned techniques on rank strangers. When somebody protests a bit harshly against such practices, they complain of human rights violation? Is it human rights to foist your religious prayers on a person of different faith without him asking for it? Is it human rights for you to criticize the other person’s gods and faith?

When somebody comes to your place of worship by his own consent, you are free to preach him your religion. Religion is a matter of choice and belief. I am all for religious conversions even if it is for economic reasons. If one religion offers an individual better opportunity of education, why not change his religion of birth? At the end of the day, there is only one God (that is what the theist believes). For God’s sake, don’t force religion down anybody’s throat. More often than not, he/she is going to vomit on your face and then don’t cry wolf.

 

http://indiaregion.sulekha.com/blog/post/2008/07/dont-force-religion-down-anybody-s-throat.htm