I’ve heard this statement more times than I care to remember, “Religion is a very personal subject and is best left for the privacy of your home.”  Why? Jefferson didn’t leave it at home.  Washington didn’t leave it at home. Madison didn’t leave it at home.  Lincoln didn’t leave it at home. Isaac Newton didn’t leave it at home. Â
If religion is a personal thing that means it is a part of who we are as a person. How then can we leave it at home? It goes with us wherever we are. It is who we are.  If we practice faith that means the One in which we have faith in guides all of our decisions. Â
If we believe our religion is a good thing then how can we remain sincere and keep it private. Would we not then be selfish by keeping it to ourselves? Our very act and attitude of selfishness then goes against what we say we believe. So we cannot practice our belief, which teaches and guides us to not be self-centered, and keep our religion to ourselves.  Love not shared is not really love. Faith not shared is not really faith.
I do not believe we need to force our belief on someone. Actually I don’t believe we can. Rather than force our belief we demonstrate our belief and thereby offer it up to any and all that would wish to share it.
 Some argue that we should not offend others by sharing or practicing our faith.  Why have we promoted offending someone to the level of ‘high crimes’. Believe me, Christians have been offended plenty of times. We get over it. I don’t promote offending someone for the sake of offending them, but we could all be a little more thick-skinned.
Would you not be much more offended if I had just been given more brownies than I could eat but I didn’t offer any to you? We have been given more love from God than we could ever consume – offer it up.