John Knox
Puritan Board Freshman
One of the barbers at the local place is quite a devout Catholic, and I've got into the habbit of speaking to him about religion etc while I'm getting my hair cut.
And, I'm not sure how exactly to act towards him/his views.
He is a very nice guy, and he seems to have a strong faith, indeed at times he sounds almost evangelical. But I find it hard to engage with him, since he perhaps presumes I am a more 'mainstream' Christian than I am.
For example, he might ask what my church is doing for Easter (which I do not observe). Or whether I was seeing the "Holy Father" when he visited Scotland not long ago (I believe the Roman Catholic Church to be the beast of Revelation, so...).
I'm not sure what the sober Christian response in such a situation would be. Do I go for shock effect and quote Galatians 4:10 when he talks about Easter/Christmas or Matthew 23:9 when he talks about the local priest as 'Father'?
Or should I just politely point out I'm not into all that stuff? He is nice but I think he is a bit pushy at times with all the language he uses etc.
I don't want to be too confrontational, it wouldn't go down too, the town where I live is one of the hotspots for sectarian trouble.
Any thoughts on how I should approach this?
And, I'm not sure how exactly to act towards him/his views.
He is a very nice guy, and he seems to have a strong faith, indeed at times he sounds almost evangelical. But I find it hard to engage with him, since he perhaps presumes I am a more 'mainstream' Christian than I am.
For example, he might ask what my church is doing for Easter (which I do not observe). Or whether I was seeing the "Holy Father" when he visited Scotland not long ago (I believe the Roman Catholic Church to be the beast of Revelation, so...).
I'm not sure what the sober Christian response in such a situation would be. Do I go for shock effect and quote Galatians 4:10 when he talks about Easter/Christmas or Matthew 23:9 when he talks about the local priest as 'Father'?
Or should I just politely point out I'm not into all that stuff? He is nice but I think he is a bit pushy at times with all the language he uses etc.
I don't want to be too confrontational, it wouldn't go down too, the town where I live is one of the hotspots for sectarian trouble.
Any thoughts on how I should approach this?