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Originally Posted by rogermevans
your right if she was actively continually try to just convert you  she could be asked to stop
and as a member of a religion that does preach door to door i think it unlikely that any of the diferent religions i know would be doing that in the work place
but to compare that sort of thing to offering compassion in the form of prayer i doubt very much would stand up i know my religion would fight something like that all the way through the court system
i would put it in the same sort of statement as some one saying "I'll be thinking of you" or "i feel for you"
this is not like the wearing of rings or crosses which are hard to show that they are needed to express your faith ! Pray is a central part of every Christian denomination i know of ( and i have studied a fair few lol ) it is such a big part of the faith asking someone to never utter those words of "i'll pray for you" or "i will pray for you later if you want" it would be like asking a Geordie never to utter again the words "why aye man" |
That's all fair enough. However, it seems likely that there is a bit more to this story. As we've established, there is a limit to people's freedom to express their religion when it becomes annoying to others. The fact that she had been spoken to about her behaviour after previous incidents does at least raise the possibility that she was a bit overzealous.
Having said that, I would feel uncomfortable (but not offended) if someone where to ask me if I wanted her to pray for me, so I would actually prefer to not be asked. So, something that is a kind gesture to one person, may make another person uncomfortable.
As usual, a balance needs to be found between the rights of all involved, and if this woman has been a nuisance to people, than I do think it is right that action is taken. If she hasn't than it probably is a bit silly (in particular because there may be a lot of people who really appreciate the gesture), but I do think it is good that the right of people to not be subjected to other people's religious beliefs is taken into consideration.