religion: something you should keep to yourself?

There is so much religious stuff on here and being pagan myself, I was raised to not cram it down peoples throats. I dont know if its a Christian thing to constantly bombard people with it and act like its the only religion out there and look down on others who dont conform to it but I think religion would be much more tolerated if people kept it to themselves like people used to do and really should start doing again with politics.
You never really used to know what someones political opinions were, but now people seem to just shout it to anyone dumb enough to listen.

Just some things you should keep somewhat to yourself or people you are close with

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WhateverWorks · 36-40

It’s definitely not just a Christian thing. Most major religions who encourage devout practitioners have that quality about them. I’m guessing this site has more Christians though because the audience speaks English as their first language meaning they live in places where Christianity is the predominant religion. (Yes, I know there are a number of members who are multilingual and we have members from all over the place here, but he’s asking about why there are so many Christian posters specifically)

I think for a lot of people they get a high from talking about their love for their god. They might call it their relationship with God. In neurology it’s dopamine and serotonin. I’m fine with it. I’m an atheist myself, but there are plenty of studies that show people who feel a strong connection to their religion/religious community are happier and more resilient than most people who do not have that going on.

I just find it annoying when they go into that judge mental place. They can keep that shit to themselves.