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sure, there are clear-cut examples of when someone is sharing and when someone is deliberately trying to force-convert a person... but i think that often the perception between the two lies within the person who is being approached.
sometimes judgement is part of that person's belief structure. just because they tell you that you are going to hell doesn't mean they are cramming it down your throat, it just turns out that something they believe in makes you uncomfortable.
not everyone believes that God's relationship with humankind is all love, flowers, cute puppy dogs and heaven. for many, they would be watering down their beliefs in order to jump out of the "converting" category and into the "sharing" one.
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If you will not fight when your victory will be sure and not too costly, you may come to the moment when you will have to fight with all the odds against you and only a precarious chance for survival. There may even be a worse case. You may have to fight when there is no hope of victory, because it is better to perish than to live as slaves.
~ Winston Churchill
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