Witnessing for Christ - when to draw the line?

You want the polite answer? The best thing to do would be to sacrifice yourself - you should have asked your aunt if you could talk to her in another room and then discussed her beliefs with her as if you were interested while the rest of the party went on without you.

Still, I'd have been tempted to get really sarcastic really quick. Christians can be truly annoying in their self righteousness. They act like the rest of us should care.

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Well lets see...it really depends the bible says do all things decent and in order there is a time and place for everything if her testimony helped someone then yes it was the time and place....but if the testimony was given to slow up the party then its not right.. if she felt uncomfortable being at the party and felt the need to testify to you all about salvation then she should have excused herself politely and left

Just don't invite her next time. And if she asks why, tell her that she is inconsiderate and a party pooper.

One of the basic tenants of their OWN faith, is something so many Christians forget to practice.

Treat others the way you would like to be treated.

They would hate for some Muslim or pagan to come to a family gathering and start preaching and interrupting the mood and festivities and ruining it for everyone and embarrassing the host.

Bring that to your aunt's attention and tell her if she is TRULY Christian, she would have acted differently,

sometimes people can be over zealous when it comes to religion. However, there are a number of subjects that can come up at a gathering that can put a damper on the festivities, such as politics. I have found the best thing to do if someone is dominating conversation is to change the subject. That way, if there is someone there who wants to continue the conversation they can do it on a personal level without dominating the party.

You said that the party was already winding down when she started her testimonial. So I'm not so sure that you're stepping in would have "saved" anything.

If you aren't comfortable with her "testifying" at parties then you should talk to her about it. I wouldn't stop inviting her to family functions but you could at least let her know how you feel. I'm sure that she would respect your opinion and tone it down a bit.

Most people who testify to Christ won't press the issue if they know it's unwelcome, but you can't blame someone for wanting to share share something they strongly believe changed their life for the better. Really, if she were testifying about a great business opportunity that turned her life around I doubt that anyone would find her so inappropriate.

I guess a fundie might say that she should witness whenever she has the chance, but practicality and common sense would say she should witness when she feels she'll convert the most people and make her religion look 'good'. Being a downer at a birthday party surely doesn't do that...

I would have pulled her aside and politely asked her to stop.

That really is a bummer, and rude to your mom!

If it bothered your mom and it was her party, her sister then she could ask her to continue it later.

As a Christian and from a Christians view point she probably worries about the family she loves.

Next time ask her a few questions and then change the subject.

While the Bible does say to spread His word, those who REALLY know the Bible and its teaching also know that the Bible tells us to let our light shine through our deeds and our lives, not through our words. Our testimony and witness should be in how we live our lives, not in what we tell people.

Those who go around TELLING you how religious they are usually hypocrites, those with low self-esteem, and desperate attention seekers.

So the bottom line answer is that there is never a right time unless someone asks you.

It is not appropriate to do that unless you are at a prayer meeting or such. This kind of stuff just really turns people off and I would have stopped her.