No. It doesn't, what it means is that we both know that we have differing opinions on the matter that we are both fairly passionate about so to avoid repetitive, hurtful arguments, we can hopefully just agree that we have differing opinions and leave it at that.

I put that warning at the start because I knew that you would get annoyed/argumentative about this issue, and I didn't want you to have to 'put up with it' if you didn't want to. This entry was not for your benefit, and if I didn't believe that I have the right to state my opinion within my own journal, then I would private-lock it so it did not offend you so.

I hope that within our friendship and conversation, I have the right to occasionally mention things relating to my day to day life that may include Christian aspects. Just as you often speak of things I don't agree with, but I don't go on the offensive about them because it's your right to believe them. I do try to avoid bringing up stuff you will find too inflammatory within conversation, but this journal is different.

If I didn’t make it clear on another occasion, I apologise, and I will say it clearly now: I do not deal well with confrontation. It’s not that I don’t want to have a debate with you about certain issues, it’s that I can’t. I almost always take everything in a debate too seriously, and personally. What for you may be a clever remark that neatly defeats my argument, for me is seriously hurtful. That is why I don’t want to talk to you about this, because I don’t want to jeopardise our friendship over this issue. I hope that that’s clear enough now. You may find that frustrating, but you’re either going to have to compromise in your reactions towards me on the issue, or not. That’s completely up to you, but I hope that I’ve pointed out what kind of reaction that will get out of me.

Please don’t accuse me of using emotions to get around an argument either; I am just trying to be truly honest about it. I don’t want to win, I am no Thomas Aquinas - I don’t think I can win against you with my current knowledge. Also we are approaching the argument in completely different ways that don’t really make sense to the other, so it’s like the mute speaking to the deaf.

I hope that you can see where I am coming from now.

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