Some people may have had some experiences within their family in which they have discovered stronger views for their faith. This may give them strong opinions about many things and for this reason they may not accept your view.
Some people may have read or been told by friends or family of a different point of view and they have a lot of faith in them so they have strong feelings.
Different age groups have been brought up in different ways so someone may have a more old fashioned way of thinking or may think very modern and have opinions to suit their generation.
Some people may have no opinion on the subject at all and so have no interest in what you are discussing.
Christian people are told to go out and proclaim the good news by telling everyone about Jesus. So in a way they are obliged to tell people about Jesus, his teachings and God.
Everyone has the right to express their views even if people don’t agree with them. People have the right to stand up and tell everyone what they believe so just because you and I don’t believe in what they are saying, doesn’t mean that it is wrong.
If everyone knows other people’s views they get a better idea of their religion and how their faith is based. You can see how they get their opinions and why they believe it.
If people that have traditional opinions and people that have more modern opinions came together and discussed these issues they would build a stronger community and have a better understanding of one another.
If people understood the other side of the argument then maybe their opinion would change and they would get a better idea on how other people feel and their opinions.
People from different backgrounds should mix together so that they get a better understanding of one another.
People should share their experiences and discuss their views with one another so that they can understand the other side of the argument and come to a civilised resolution.
I think that you should be able to put your view across and get feedback from other people with different opinions so you get an idea of what they are thinking. Some people when they have an opinion won’t listen to another point of view. I would like to get people with different opinions to listen to each others views. I wouldn’t want anyone to use their religion as an excuse not to take part in a discussion and I would welcome everyone’s views to find out more about each other. I would like to put my views across but not necessarily make others accept them but just to listen and to hear my views. I wouldn’t want people not to listen because people really believe these views. I think the stronger side of the argument is getting people to listen but not necessarily accept your views because you find out about other people’s views and they find out about yours.
By Claire Conlon
