How do you balance between the fine line of respecting each others beliefs and sharing your own to others?

You can share your opinion with other without showing disrespect meaning you don't beleive in something and against it but you must not say bad words or hurt the others by actions while crtizing things that you don't beleive in. you can say you don't like, beleive, or you are against but at the same time you should not say insults or call names or asume that the other person you are against is a terrorist.

In each country and each releigion there are good ppl and bad ppl, not everyone is good and not everyone is bad.

This can be very difficult. As a hardline non-believer I disagree with the worldviews of many others, and honestly have little "respect" for certain intolerant beliefs. I can't respect a belief that doesn't respect homosexuals any more than I can respect a belief that blows up buses. I have a hard time delineating between degrees of disrespect on these sweeping scales.

So, for me, it comes down to respecting the individual. I tend to try to see where the other person is coming from and acknowledge that we are all grappling with (metaphorically) a difficult math equation. I think that most people have come up with the wrong solution and supplied laughable proofs for their work. However, I respect that they have put so much time and energy into the problem.

I can't respect those who simply toe the party line. "My pastor said so," or "it's in the Bible," are not sufficient arguments for me. I will, at all costs, avoid name calling and harsh language, but deeply wish that people like this would try to form their own opinions.

Most people do not afford me the same respect. I am constantly "pitied," or told "how sad" I am. These people bug me, for sure, but I try to keep my fingers in check.

I honestly believe that reason and rationality are two of the keys to the salvation of mankind. I don't buy prophecy. I think that compassion and religion are often mutually exclusive. As such, I would like people to think for themselves, for a moment, about the high cost of their beliefs.

I know I'm rambling, but do I make any sense?

It depends on how well I know the person. In reality, I know the person and we can discuss our different beliefs without getting upset because we are not anonymous to each other, we don't make assumptions about each other, and we know there is more to the other person than a set of beliefs (we have come to understand why each of us believes as we do). Online, it is much more difficult. People make assumptions and people take offense. There is no visual expression, no intonation or inflection of voice, and no way to know exactly what a person means either in their answer or their question. For example, in reality, you can say: "I didn't do that"...in that short utterance, the meaning changes whether you place emphasis on the word "I", "didn't," "do" or "that." Try it, emphasize one of those words, you'll see how the meaning changes. If I say, "I didn't do it" as I'm smiling or laughing, the other person knows I did it (I am thinking of a suprise party I arranged for someone recently). So online, the best way is not to make assumptions and to start out very gingerly; if you don't understand something, ask for further clarification. On here, for example, I take questions pertaining to belief as they are presented, without assuming the person even holds the belief that is asked about in the question (it could have been asked for a variety of reasons); and I don't assume people are attacking me personally since they don't know me or what I believe (unless they've called Me personally a name or accused Me personally of something untrue). On here, we can sometimes misunderstand the questions or, if we are posting it, don't make it clear enough. So the best way to start is with a give and take, without insults, without taking offense, beginning very gingerly and carefully,and using kindness and gentleness. Hope this has some little bit of helpful info in it...then again, probably not *oh, and I'm smiling at my last line.*

I've seen very little respect on here for other people's beliefs. Like paragraphs of hate, and stuff like "(insert religion) people are going to hell because they are insulting!" Yet, the people who just accused people of insulting are being insulting themselves. Hypocrisy abounds, "I'm right, you're wrong, go back to satan."

How can one possibly share their beliefs with situations such as these? Also you DON'T share your beliefs by saying "(insert god name) is the best god and only god, and you heathens will burn for eternity if you don't believe what I do." Is that any way to start a conversation with someone of a different faith?

It's just plain sickening how disgusting people are to each other simply because of religious ideas.

Why does everything have to be a freaking religious war?

I don't share my beliefs with anyone unless they ask me. Trying to convert the people who don't want to be, is just asking for trouble.

When everyone is hardened in their religious beliefs and hardened in their minds there will be no sharing, only conflict.

Matthew 22:37-40

Jesus replied: "'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.' This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: 'Love your neigbour as yourself.' All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments."

Colossians 4:4-6

Pray that I may proclaim it clearly, as I should. Be wise in the way you act towards outsiders; make the most of every opportunity. Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.

The answer is simple. It's all in the context. If two people are in a friendly discussion and they each ask questions, then you are sharing.

If you "share" with people without them asking, you are imposing.

You can even start a conversation by saying "I feel so strongly about my religion, I wonder what you think? That way you are being honest, yet caring.

Finding common Ground,starting with love,peace,reverence,joy,and happiness.All religions believe in these concepts.God,what religion doesn't believe in God.Talk about God.Don't talk about Jesus.I'm trying to give an unbias answer,but if a christian puts Jesus into the conversation, there wouldn't be common ground and unity.If the person doesn't believe in God,talk about love.Find unity,find common ground.People are going to believe what they want.Why is it important to express what you believe?Just give love to people of all beliefs and find unity.share love.Everyone believes in love.

Only asociating with people who think,talk,act,dress,or look like you is forming cliques.Asociating with those with different backgrounds and beliefs is harmonizing.

maybe first acknowledge that there are areas where you do not agree, but you can do so and still show love and respect for each other... Be logical, when stating what you believe, state the reasons why, with scriptures etc. Keep the discussion academic, and not emotional.

Why are you sharing your beliefs?

If it is motivated by love, be willing to listen to their beliefs first. This obligates them to listen to yours.

It also shows you where to enlighten them. Then state your beliefs with supporting evidence boldly and clearly.

Most of all allow them to retain their beliefs if they insist without arguing or causing strife.

here are the biblical guidelines for that. I just found it when I was searching for something else and then I remembered this question of yours :) so here is what the bible says..

2Ti 2:23 But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do engender strifes.

2Ti 2:24 And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient,

2Ti 2:25 In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth;

2Ti 2:26 And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will.

So that is the guidelines and with prayer for the ones who oppose us. We should be able to communicate properly to unbelievers. And I believe that prayer is always the key to winning people. See the prayers of moses and elijah and daniel especially. They also prayed on behalf on the people who were sinning and they cried out as if it were their own sin and God heard their prayers and answered them.

When we pray for unebelievers we can take their sins into court with you, and when we have had your own hearing, then say, "But, my Lord, inasmuch as thou hast honoured me, and made me to eat of thy bread, and drink from thy cup, hear me for thy poor people who are just now denied the light of thy countenance." There are millions of poor sinners who are dead in sin and they cannot pray, pray for them; it is a blessed thing—that vicarious repentance and vicarious faith; which a saint may exert towards a sinner. "Lord, that sinner does not feel; help me to feel for him because he will not feel; Lord, that sinner will not believe in Christ, he does not think that Christ can save him, but I know he can, and I will pray believingly for that sinner, and I will repent for him, and though my repentance and my faith will not avail him without his personal repentance and faith, yet it may come to pass that through me he may be brought to repentance and led to prayer."

Hope I have not said too much but the last para was from Spurgeon and it touched me a lot when I read it the other day. So I thought I would include it here also !

Feel free to express your opinions and beliefs, but also put yourself in the other person's shoes and try to understand why they believe what they believe. Also know why you believe what you believe, and be willing to change your beliefs or opinions.