The two things that should never be talked about are politics and religion. Why? Because one person feels that they need to be right, and begins to push their views on everyone in the conversation. So instead of an intelligent conversation, it becomes a shouting match that can never be won or even deciphered because emotions play too much of a part. I chose a scene from *Kevin Hart's "Laugh At My Pain" to attempt to articulate my point of religion instead of it being talked about it, it is thrown on to people. Watch the first couple of minutes (or the whole thing he is hilarious)
If you watch the first minute or so of that segment from Kevin Hart's "Laugh At My Pain", he touches on my topic to perfection. But then how do we as disciples create an atmosphere where we can talk about religion without it being forced? My answer is to be subtle. Within conversations if the opportunity arises I will say, "Well I believe in God or I am religious", and I use it to further an explanation or just to bring awareness to my audience. The only problem with my approach is that if the person or audience does not wish to discuss religion in that matter then your attempt was unsuccessful. But only unsuccessful at the time. Because if you are open and willing to share your religious experiences; they may be more open and comfortable to. And if they are willing to share then you have just started your religious conversation.
To wrap it all up, when creating a religious or even a political conversation never force the issue with those in whom you are speaking. Drop subtleties to hint towards your willingness to talk about certain topics, and wait on the response of your audience. But being patient may take days or months so continue to not force the issue, and like Kevin Hart showed don't be like his Cousin Al.
*You can buy Kevin Hart's 'Laugh At My Pain" on iTunes, and Amazon are anywhere that DVD's are sold.
**The Video Shown is a video from YouTube and not property of this site.
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