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Originally posted by xo_kathy
Actually....all Christian faiths are supposed to proselytize, regardless of the denomination. I am not a Bible quoter, but I do recall being taught that the Bible teaches us that all Christians are supposed to spread the word and their belief in Jesus as the Savior. Someone who knows their Bible verses well, please feel free to help me out with this one! However, how you interpret that varies on denominational beliefs and personal beliefs. I personally do not put out pamphlets and tell people they will burn in hell for this or that, but I will stand up for my beliefs when challenged and will gladly share them with anyone who has questions. Some Christian groups do believe in "preaching" all the time, though. But, as I said, I do think that it is a Christian teaching that you should spread the word (although I guess maybe some don't consider that actually trying to get converts...)
Did any of that make sense?!?! I hope so! 
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I think the difference is forcing your religion on others.... look at it this way:
Do you know the basic tenets of Judaism? or Islam?
Then you have heard their "word" but no-one forced you to accept their faith as the true faith.
The problem is the fundamentalists in every religion that try to force their views and beliefs on others the force (verbal, written, physical, or mental). It is these people that give the other followers of a faith a bad name: for example Islam.