I'm a really strong Christian, but one of my best friends has no idea who God is. She is from Hungary and her father is Muslim and won't allow her to go to church. I can't talk to her about God because all she does is change the subject, because she knows her father would get angry. Please help me!!!
It seems your friend is not interested in becoming a part of your religion. Why not accept hers? She seems happy with it. You could put her in a difficult position with her father if you do not learn to accept hers. Also, to share your religion with others, use actions. Use words only if people are comfortable with it. --Posted by revolution9 10:31AM EST 03/30/04
"Religions are different roads converging upon the same point. What does it matter that we take different roads, so as long as we reach the same goal?" --Mahatma Gandhi -- 10:31AM EST 03/30/04
She knows who God is. I am Muslim too. She just has a different name for him, Allah. But it's the same person. There are very few differences between Christianity and Islam. People just want to make it seem like there's more between than there really is. My best friend in the whole wide world is Christian. I respect that on Sunday she has to go to church, and she respects that on Friday I have to go to the Mosque. But in our relationship, religion is not what is important. It's the person that she is inside. I know that her family is being very strict with her, but as long as you have each other and your spiritual relationship is strong, nothing should get in your way of being friends. Not even religion. --Posted by Lady_Click 10:31AM EST 03/30/04
Don't let your religion screw up your relationship with your friend. Even though I am also a strong Christian, I also have friends that are Jewish and Hindu. It used to bother me but now I see it as an opportunity for me to get to know our differences even better. You will find that a lot of people are different than you, but being friends with them gives you a chance to understand what other people believe in. --Posted by LadyPanther08 10:31AM EST 03/30/04
Honestly, I don't see what the problem is. If she changes the subject when you bring up God, you should respect that and not push it any further. You should respect the fact that she is Muslim and may not have the same beliefs as you. --Posted by xXboicrzyXx3 10:31AM EST 03/30/04
Muslims believe in the same God that Christians and Jews believe in. Your friend knows God; what she doesn't know is the Christian interpretation of His word. Her father is displaying a reaction common among immigrants: He is afraid that his daughter will turn away from God as he worships Him. Let your friend do as she will with her religion, and remember that you share belief in the same deity. --Posted by Jane-twelve70 10:31AM EST 03/30/04
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