Talking about religion too much?

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I’m going to be a Catholic this coming Easter and I’m the only Catholic in my family. But my brother told me today that I need to talk about things other than religion and jazz? Is it possible to talk about religion and Jesus too much?
 
Yes it is. You aren’t going to attract a lot of people by talking a lot about religion. It’s normal that you are excited and want to talk about it but people will be more interested in talking to you if you have other things to talk about
 
Yes, depending on who you’re talking to, it’s possible to talk too much about any subject – chess, golf, your dog, your goldfish, trigonometry, anything at all, including religion. It can be a turnoff.
 
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All conversation is built on give and take, that you found things to talk about you both like.

If your brother says that, smile and say “I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to dominate the conversation. So…how about those sports?”
 
Tell your brother you are super excited about becoming Catholic, that you feel you’re on fire. He should understand.
 
Congratulations and welcome! I remember when I first became Catholic - thought about it all the time. Still do!
 
Yes, it’s possible to talk about religion too much. And jazz too much also, and any subject too much.

Part of being a good conversationalist is to talk about things of interest to the group you are with. If you’re posting on CAF, you can talk about religion all day because everyone here is interested. Similarly, if you’re posting in a jazz fan forum, you can discuss that all day. But if you’re talking to a group of people with a passing interest or no interest in religion or jazz, you might mention those subjects from time to time but you would want to mainly talk about some mutual interest you share with the other person. If you do not have any mutual interests, talk about the weather or something neutral (and find friends to talk to who share your interests).

Religion, like politics, is not a neutral topic and many people don’t want to hear about either subject because they get too wound up.

It’s normal to be excited about becoming a Catholic and want to talk about it a lot, but your family isn’t going to be that interested and as someone else said that’s not how you win souls to Christ or to Catholicism. So tone it down a notch.
 
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adgloriam said:
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Startingcatholic:
Is it possible to talk about religion and Jesus too much?
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Don’t we CAF’ers all do it?
Startingcatholic said:
But my brother told me today that I need to talk about things other than religion and jazz?
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They say general Stonewall Jackson sat around all day on Sunday’s speaking about God. That was his greatest thrill, pleasure, and joy.
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Wow, that’s great to know! Thanks
 
We already talked about jazz too much in this thread.😀

Religion, on the other hand, should be part of every conversation as part of the context in which the conversation takes place and not necessarily part of the spoken words. For example, talking to your brother about other things that he enjoys can be had within the context of your love for him and God. Living in relationships of love of God and neighbor is in one sense, religion.
 
It’s possible to talk about heavenly things too much for other people to care, but God should be the center of our lives. Maybe it’s the philosopher in me, but I can’t imagine a greater joy this side of eternity than discussing God. You just need to find people who feel the same way.
 
And perhaps reserve some of the conversation for them. This family isn’t one that wants to talk about God all the time. It’s best to preserve the relationship more by dropping the subject a bit.

Remember that earthly goods are still good - it’s no insult to God to talk about his creation, even if you give it no spiritual bent!
 
I’m like Chesterton, all I talk about is religion and politics. I love telling people how much Jesus loves them, and if they have a problem, oh well. Romans 1:16
 
I have good friends of 60 years standing; we’ve never, ever discussed religion.

Other friends, I talk to about religion every time we meet.

It depends on your friend / audience. If they are interested in discussing religion, great. If not, don’t do it.

Some high school friends are now Evangelicals. In high school they never brought up religion. Now they refuse to talk about anything else. I have no interest in having any contact with them. They are obnoxious.
 
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I’m going to be a Catholic this coming Easter and I’m the only Catholic in my family. But my brother told me today that I need to talk about things other than religion and jazz? Is it possible to talk about religion and Jesus too much?
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You have to be considerate of the person you are talking to.
A conversation has to be mutual. If you are talking about topics the other person cannot participate in that is bad manners.
That’s not evangelization. Evangelization presupposes you have a mutual listening relationship between persons. A mistaken notion of evangelization is that we cast seed indiscriminately to whoever might be in earshot. Nah.

If you think you are “talking to yourself” about your faith instead of having a conversation with someone, ask the other person about his/her life. Get to know them.
 
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Just be sure your not pushing an “in your face religion” agenda.

A friend of mine did this and it was apparent that he was trying to win people more to his ideological side than to Jesus Christ.

He ended up driving all of his family members further from the Church,

Jim
 
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all I talk about is religion and politics
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When you’re sitting in front of that girl God wants you to have an interesting conversation whilst being mentally connected to her and the moment. Don’t fail to see Jesus in the person of your neighbor.

Look her in the eyes and let the entire Universe disappear.
 
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And perhaps reserve some of the conversation for them. This family isn’t one that wants to talk about God all the time. It’s best to preserve the relationship more by dropping the subject a bit.

Remember that earthly goods are still good - it’s no insult to God to talk about his creation, even if you give it no spiritual bent!
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I couldn’t have said it better, so I’ll subscribe this post.
 
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I have good friends of 60 years standing; we’ve never, ever discussed religion.
Other friends, I talk to about religion every time we meet.
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Same here. We have to know who our audience is and what they will be receptive to.
 
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