I think that makes people take their faith even more seriously.
I absolutely believe that misconceptions about people's beliefs are common. Protestants believe Catholics worship idols; Christians believe pagans worship demons and dance naked in the woods; believers think atheists are horrible, immoral people. From what I remember in history, part of the reason the Catholic Church was able to pull off the Crusades was by painting the non-Christians as evildoers who ate babies. Why does it happen? Because as human beings, we want to believe that we have a good deal on the afterlife. And I also think people often just want to think of themselves as "better" than others.
To fix this, I think people should be more willing to discuss their faith with others. Of course, the problem that a lot of people run into is that believers want to proselytize, not discuss. That attitude definitely needs to change. A lot of folks would be more willing to be part of someone's faith when that person can describe what they believe clearly (which can also be a problem), and show how it's made their lives better. Browbeating someone over the head with the sacred text du jour rarely, if ever, works.
The other side of talking about faith is being willing to listen....
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