EDIT: Thank you for your comments. Just to forestall any more of this type of misunderstanding, I am talking SPECIFICALLY about responses to other people's posts. NOT about what you post on your own page. All I'm asking is that you think before telling someone to turn to Jesus if you have no indication that the OP is Christian.
Hello all you lovely people. I have a request that I really, truly do not mean to offend with, but I mean it very sincerely. Please, before you comment on someone's post telling them to turn to God or Jesus, think about how the person will react. Do they mention belonging to a religion in their post? Are they clearly Christian or are they of a religion that has been historically persecuted by Christians? You might be telling a Jewish person to turn to Jesus, the figure Jews have been accused for centuries of killing,
You don't necessarily know someone's spiritual history. Some people have encountered trauma in the church. Some people (like me) turned away from the church but will still have nightmares about hell for the rest of their lives. Some people, of course, will welcome your comment and that is wonderful. But you won't know that in advance.
Any Christian-leaning comments I've received were obviously well-intentioned and I appreciate the kindness. I just ask that you please consider that not everyone thinks like you and believes like you. I have no problem whatsoever with someone saying, "If you are spiritual, you can try praying." That at least acknowledges that I might not be.
And for the love of Gaia please do not take this as an invitation to proselytize. I know many extremely kind and good Christians including my parents, I was not traumatized by the church, I don't need to be convinced. It's just not for me.
Thank you.