Religion and the workplace

Todd's post here is something that I want to comment on:

as a practicing Christian there is no doubt that part of my faith is to try and bring others to the faith- if you believe that faith in Jesus, and the works of Jesus, are the keys to eternal life and resurrection, then of course you are going to want to make sure that everyone gets a shot at that brass ring.

having said that, there is no point in being an ass about it.

maybe the best analogy I can give is sports fandom- you don't get someone to cheer with you for your team by approaching them at the mall, and telling them that they will never find happiness through their current course. rather, you interact with them on a friendly basis, and then maybe you invite them over to watch a game or two and with any luck you get them to begin to understand why you are a fan, and then they can develop their own fandom.
there can be fine line between discussion and harassment. to me the key is to be at least as sensitive to what the other person is saying as to the point you are trying to make. in the work conversations I've had about religion/church stuff, it is usually pretty easy to tell if the person is comfortable talking about these issues or not.

as the song goes- "they will know we are Christians by our love" not by cornering people and telling them they are going to hell...

I guess my point is that I believe that religion has a place in the work environment, but that we all need to tread carefully- you are going to catch more flies with honey than with vinegar. I don't know anyone who responds well to being pushed into something.