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I must admit that Christians, on a whole, thump a lot, even without meaning to do so. For example, my radio show cohost, has a tendency to start his arguments, "Now I'm a Christian," as if it makes a difference. Sure, sometimes it is useful info to have, however, he often says it when its totally unrealated to religion. I think that it is habits like these that get Christians in trouble a lot.
The other big problem is that, on the whole, we are far too...aggressive with our prosetylizing. While, when going out into religiously repressed nations, perhaps there is some good to come from it, but in first world nations, we treat thumping is just another form of spam. In my opinion, if a person is really ready to seek a deity, or spirituality in general, they will ask.
I try to present myself as a spiritual person, but I endevour not to bring it up unless I am asked. It makes people feel more comfortable around me. And, let's be honest, a comfortable atmosphere is definately a step in the right direction for talking about such deep matters. It's this same attitude which brings people to my shoulder to cry or to my ear to whisper secrets.
Telling someone your core beliefs can be very scary. If you want someone to be receptive to your ideas, listen to theirs.
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