I avoid discussions about peoples religious beliefs unless I know the person is intelligent enough to actually take something from the conversation. Otherwise, it only makes them irritated and causes me unnecessary stress.

VERY GOOD POINT HERE. I am usually the same way. I have been doing some research on the internet about different religions, and then discussing these with my mother, who is still a JW, and who also lives with me now for the summer.(she's a snow bird now) CT and FLA.

I don't know if she is actually listening to what I have to say, or just trying to still convince me that she's in the only true religion<her belief>.

I do know they were started around 1800's by a guy named Charles Taz Russell. So I don't know how she can tell me they are the only true religion, when other religions have been around for thousands of years before this guy. It just boggles my mind............