How do you deal with people nagging on your religion?

[Skye]

Okay Wiccans i been a raised around and learned magic a great deal and i love it i was also taught to respect others beliefs until someone bashed mine or crossed a line with me about it. Well right now i got to a school that is very small the town too so people there are of course arrogant and want to learn nothing they just automatically jump to conclusions with me and i am really starting to get sick of it. And really its not just that either is everything i belief they are against and i was just wondering if anyone of you out there knows how to deal with it properly?
I mean i already told them shut up unless they know for sure what i think and i can dance circles around them when talking about their religion and name quotes right out of the bible no problem but i am just wondering how to deal with them?
So thank you for those of you who help me and anyone else who wants to leave an ass comment go ahead show the world how arrogant you really are.
Thanks again
yea i just re read it and noticed i misspelled somethings i was in a hurry sorry about that.

 

[BadgerG]

I once went to a little Summer Solstice fete day where Kate West (English Authour of the "Real Witch" series of Wiccan handbooks) did a talk.

She had intended to speak about magical gardens and green living....BUT the day before she'd seen a person on Jeremy Kyle (A creepier version of Jerry Springer)

The boy was the son of a respected local pagan in his area, but had problems at school. He claimed to have "cursed" his bullies. *facepalm*....
It only takes one person to make us ALL look bad.

Can you imagine the reputation that gives pagans in his area? Instead of Kyle dealing with the fact he'd been bullied, the show had apparently disintegrated into a debate about witchcraft.

(I haven't explained this well, I know!)

West scrapped her pland and ended up giving a speech that will stay with me forever.
"Ether be a great ambasador for your faith, or just keep quiet and get on with it!"

If you aren't great at explaining all the ins and outs of pagan beliefs and morals, you are better off simply living by example.

"And it harm none, do what thou will", or just as beautifully phrased
"Do unto others as you would have them do unto you"

You can dance circles around their knowledge of THEIR religion. All they need to know about yours is that simple quote from their own bible.

Be calm, be cool...be the bigger person.
It's not your responsibility to represent mine, or any other pagan's beliefs. We can manage thanks!