Why might people of certain faiths be more hesitant than others?
99017
hesitant in what regards?
322987
People harden their hearts to God...they choose not to believe because if He exists they have to make a decision. It is much easier to call Christians crazy.
866219
No, but I would guess that a lot of people who do are not secure in their own faith, and therefore must tear others down.
172505
Some religions help, some religions hurt. There is truth and there is error. And even among those who know the truth, some are not willing to live it.
681791
You raise an interesting question. There are quite a few insecure people attracted to some type religion. However, both Jesus and Mohammad were good and they tried very hard to get others to do the same. Nothing wrong with that.
62900
I wasn't aware there was a fuss, but it basically  comes down to a few  things. They don't want light shed on them which makes it harder for them to condemn others. They don't want recognize that religious familes are plagued by the same problems as other families. Could be that they just need somethign to cry about until the next big topic arrives.
1052102
I guess it's because many Christians believe in restricting other people's choices to suit their beliefs.\n\nWhy can't we all just stick to our own convictions and let God sort us out?
732087
I agree with some of the others who've answered you. I could add that they may be afraid of looking into other points of view because if they do they just might have to change their minds.  That could totally mess up their whole life view of themselves, their God and everything else.
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SOME religious people get easily offended because they were convinced by their church that they have THE truth. So they cannot conceive that other people are saying something different.\n\nI think that sometimes people are offended because they realise that others are telling a truth that they are not capable of accepting yet. I'm glad these people get offended, because that means that in the near future, they might get free from the ties of religion.
726257
It can be successfully argues that they are equally brave because the Christian is counting on his faith rather than a known truth. That places him in the same category with the atheist. Greater love hath no other man , than he who'd lay his life down for his friends.
1114257
Almost NO ONE CARES what other people believe, but they power trip about their own beliefs and are thrilled if they can "sell" them to someone with "inferior" beliefs or no beliefs at all.\n\nSo people barge in because they think they know better.  Religions are essentially seething cess pools that reek with this kind of busybody arrogance.
260055
They are afraid that it might hurt more than they can handle.\n\nIf they believe in Heaven, then they also believe in Hell and they start worrying that they haven't been good enough to qualify for the right place.\n\nThey worry about what will happen to the people they leave behind: a beloved wife, children, mother, father or other family members and friends who may depend on them.\n\nFear of the unknown. Many people don't have faith in any particular religion, but they believe in an aferlife. They just don't know what to expect from it and that really bites the big one.
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Because to some christians, they are afraid if they look into other ideas that they might discover that they are wrong or need to change.  It is far easier to for some to just follow the cultural norm, follow what everybody else is doing instead of discovering real truth on their own.  There is a difference between feeling something is true and knowing 100% without a shadow of a doubt it is true.  by following christianity blindly without investigating they don't have to deal with family members or friends being upset or stirred up.  People are afraid of what they do not understand, like how many christians say pagans worship satan, when in fact they do not.   I have known christians who won't even remotely associate with "non-believers" when in their scriptures it says for them to make disciples and tell everyone about Jesus; but conversation goes both ways; so heaven forbid for a "non-believer" to question or say something back-that is where in some instances the hate and narrow-mindededness comes in.
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I believe it comes from a lack of understanding others.  People tend to hate that which they cannot understand.  Combine that with spiritual insecurity and it leads them to try to convince others that their path is the only righteous way towards God.  People speaking of religious tolerance have it all wrong.  To say that you tolerate someone else's religion means that you have pasted judgment on them.  This is something only God can do.  In the end, each person would be a better off if they lead by example and found the place that best allows them to worship and work on their relationship with God.
458565
It is because their beliefs don't seem to have a logical basis.  However, it is the task of evolved people such as yourself to respect other peoples beliefs even if they disagree with yours.
301158
I agree, I think it is because they're basically afraid. They need to believe that what ever happens is for a reason nothings random. Many of them couldn't exist without believing that. They have to believe there is an after life and a god. \nSo, anyone who doesn't think their way is a threat to their belief. Then there is the fact there are some many different groups that think different from each other then add us the none believers in, they have to question why they believe and we don't.\nDo we ever try to convince them they are wrong? No we don't care. That is my take.
801944
Because deep down they realize that religion has no real basis in fact.  Therefore, they fear reasoned arguments by anybody else, especially non-believers.