Maybe they're on the fence about what they believe, and so maybe they're learning some things by following me. Maybe they like the fact that I am open and welcome to people of different belief systems and backgrounds, and that I don't shut anybody off or shut myself off from people that don't believe as I do. So I think that if we take the time to really explore some other commonalities we have with people, we'll realize that we're more alike than we are not alike
Erica Jean
@HeyItsErica · 3:14
But I always answered no lie. I always told people, I'm just a child of the light. I am a child of the way, because those who followed Jesus, they were considered as people of the know. So you have those little battles within Christianity going on, and so I'm glad you pointed that out. But overall, just want to conclude by saying that it's very possible for people to be friends who subscribe to different faiths
Andrea Piggue
@Andrea_Speaks · 4:55
I think this is when I first got on as well. We talked about how people can't change my mind, but people can change my help me to get a different perspective on things, and so I can get a different perspective on different things by talking to different people. And so I have friends who don't really have a lot of friends, but I have associates, and I associate with people of all different religious beliefs. I even know somebody who most people would consider an atheist
Angela Kaye
@AnngieKaye · 2:33
But I haven't had any need to go there with them. Right. I mean, we know of each other's beliefs, and that's fine. But what we're handling or talking about or chilling out about at the time, if it's not religious related, it really doesn't make a difference. So thank you so much
Kitha Larie
@chitchatwithkk · 1:27
But I really think that in those cases, if you do want to talk about the religion, you should take the opportunity to actually learn from the person who does have that. Who does have that religion or that spirituality. That way that you can learn different things and not have such a biased mind. But again, I said that comes with maturity. But I do agree that you can be friends. Friendship is valuable and
Dewuan .
@FryedOreo · 5:00
I don't care how good you look or if you're into me or whatever, it's not going to work. It's not going to work because there's going to be some point where we're going to have that conversation. And maybe they feel as though, because we've made a bond or whatever, that maybe I'll reconsider or change my mind. It's just not one of those things at all
Tanya Coles
@MsColes77 · 3:51
You said that church is all this and that, and now it's not working out over there. I didn't want to create this pattern of being overzealous for a church. And then two, I wanted to make sure my priorities stay in line. Yes, it's great to be part of a healthy, functional church, but it's not about the church. I'm not there for the church. I'm there because I feel like this is the place
Tanya Coles
@MsColes77 · 2:54
Hey, sis. You know, when it comes to being friends with people who have different belief systems, you know, there's such an innocence that starts in the beginning where you're not even aware that having different belief systems is problematic until people tell you that it's problematic. Most of the time when people tell you it's problematic, that's when you realize it's a problem. Otherwise, you guys are just young women who bond over different things
Tanya Coles
@MsColes77 · 3:39
He believed in Jesus Christ because that's how he was raised. And then as he got older, he started bouncing around. He became a Muslim for a season. Then he decided to become agnostic. And even after he became agnostic, we had a conversation and he refuses to believe in the existence of a spiritual heavenly father. Okay, that's fine. Whatever turned him off from that, from his upbringing. There's an influencer that I listen to
Tanya Coles
@MsColes77 · 2:24
But when we go into these conversations, determine that I'm right. No matter what you say, you're wrong. I'm right. Then that's where the problem comes in. And that's why I had said that religious conversations with family don't go well because everybody wants to be right. Nobody wants to say, I learned something new
Tanya Coles
@MsColes77 · 4:57
I don't think he's agnostic or atheist. I just don't think it's really religion is just not his thing. You got some people, they didn't grow up in that kind of environment, and so it just wasn't something that was promoted and they just never really got into it. But like I said, the friendships, they're levels
R. Porchia
@Block24Media · 0:40
I think Christians and non Christians could be friends, but I think someone that is truly a Christian just be mindful of. Don't ever compromise your Christian beliefs because you may be in a room with non Christians. Right. You want to stay soundly within your morals and stuff like that. So you don't want to be. Well, just this one time, I could do this or I could do that. Because you don't want to upset a friend that's a non Christian
Angela Kaye
@AnngieKaye · 0:19
Hey, Tanya. I also follow a woman that teaches. I follow the village auntie. So she is Muslim, and I just love her channel. I don't know if that's the same woman you're referring to, but she's amazing. I love listening to her. I'm not sure if we're talking about the same person, but I just wanted to check in on that
Dewuan .
@FryedOreo · 4:49
I'm a God fearing woman, et cetera, et cetera. Not interested in a one night stand or something like that. Sex partner or something like that. But yeah, I tend to take that stuff seriously. I don't want to waste somebody's time because if they're obviously a Christian and they're declaring it and proud of it, I'm only going to. Let me take it back. There was a time when a girl, this was on an app called Stir
Tanya Coles
@MsColes77 · 1:33
Hey, I was referring to Crimson Cure. I don't know if you follow her on YouTube, but she is like a femininity coach. That's how she brands herself. And she teaches women different values that pertains to marriage, relationships, womanhood, that sort of thing. She was raised as a Christian in the Baptist denomination, and when she was 18, she converted to Islam. And she's still currently Islam. She's our age. I think she's 45 or so
Swell Team
@Swell · 0:15
Angela Kaye
@AnngieKaye · 0:53
She was taking calls from people, bringing them on the screen, kind of like Kevin Samuel style. And he came on. He seems like a really good guy. They call themselves Auntie and Unc, which I love because that's the age I'm at
Tanya Coles
@MsColes77 · 1:21
Hey, I agree with you 100%. Thank you so much for your response. You do have to be solid in your beliefs and not blown to and fro with every wind of doctrine. As the Bible tells us. You cannot waver on your beliefs and start allowing yourself to be confused because you're hearing different ideologies. You have to be solid. You have to not be willing to compromise your beliefs. I agree with that 100%
He would tell me I shouldn't be hanging around people who weren't Christians, because they were basically the devil. And once I started getting into the history of religion, yeah, he didn't want to hear any of that. I remember one time we got back from a game back. This was like middle school. No, it wasn't middle school. I think I was in high school. I kind of stopped hanging around him at the time
Tanya Coles
@MsColes77 · 1:52
But, yeah, that was funny. Yeah, that was definitely funny. But I think in some cases, if there's a mutual respect for one another's differing beliefs, then I think it's okay. I'm not saying that Christians and non Christians can be the best of friends or close friends or any of those things, but there can definitely be a friendship with people that you don't have that in common with. But you bond and you bond and connect on other aspects
Hey, thanks for getting back to my reply, but, yeah, just to make some corrections, you know, my old friend, he didn't trick me. I knew what I was getting myself into. They pretty much told me what they, they pretty much told me what the event was going to be about, so I knew what I was getting myself into. It was just how they were, I guess. Yeah. They were using peer pressure, him and his dad