I'd have to agree with Poppinjay on this one. Will, I know more than a handful of Christians who would easily take you to task intellectually, long before you got a chance to ask them "simple" questions about their "preconceptions." You cannot paint them all with the same brush, far from it.
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Originally Posted by cybermike
I'm not, but I wouldn't just answer "no." I'd be too suspicious of that person's reason for asking. I'd have to ask them why they want to know. Some random person just doesn't need to know my religion and he should mind his own damn business.
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Excellent point. I've had the same feeling when I was asked once (by one of my formerly close friends) if my husband-to-be was a Christian... without even being asked if *I* was still a Christian. It had been some years since I had seen this person, and the first question he asks me after 5 minutes of small talk, is if my boyfriend is a Christian? I actually did find it offensive, and have not put any effort into keeping up that friendship since then.