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OP - you handled that situation with grace, respect to you for that. In terms of "giving an answer", this involves knowing your own religion (which I'm sure you do), but also knowing their religion and (unfortunately) poking holes in it. Studying a philosophy/religion/spiritual path with the sole intention of finding its faults is a fruitless waist of time and gives you no peace. However, studying with the intention to find similarities and understand differences gives a greater reward (speaking from experience). The thing about giving someone like that an answer is you first need to know what denomination of christianity she follows. If she's one of the outliers (LDS, 7th day Adventist etc.) then it's easy to put her down. But if she's a hardcore Baptist (or even a Methodist), then it requires more homework on your part ("knowing your Bible", so to speak). And from what you've described, chances are she's a Baptist. Ultimately, it will end the same way i.e. neither of you will change your faith. But with a little homework, the next time something like this happens, you'll be ready with an answer or two (if needed).

She was being sly, by implying that our faith specifically and all others are wrong and only hers is right but she wouldn't come and say that directly to your face.She wants to you come to realize that for yourself. It sounds like some passive agressive <banned word filter activated>. She didnt come there to learn something new it sounds like.She made her statement and left it in the open for all around to hear. She's basically saying "I believe this" and your belief doesnt match mine, so what's wrong with your belief. She was there to undermine our faith. You could've responded in some way like : Well if one faith has to be absolutely right then it is ours. Then come up with some examples from her own religion to really throw her off. 1. Christ said on the cross according to the bible that : My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?” (Matthew 27:46, KJV) In comparison our 5th Guru read the following shabad when they were giving shaheedi: ਤੇਰਾ ਕੀਆ ਮੀਠਾ ਲਾਗੈ ॥ Your actions seem so sweet to me. ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਪਦਾਰਥੁ ਨਾਨਕੁ ਮਾਂਗੈ ॥੨॥੪੨॥੯੩॥ Nanak begs for the treasure of the Naam, the Name of the Lord. You could also bring up 10 patshah doing ucharan of mittar pyare nu after fighting nonstop for days and watching their sons and beloved sikhs at chamkaur sahib give shaheedi. Then you could bring up things that makes sikhi so much more complete than christainity. examples 1. No avtar,prophet has sacrificed their whole family like 10th patshah Abraham who is like a patriach figure for christainity, judaism and islam. God asked Abraham to sacrifice his own son for him through akash bani, but at the last moment with knife in hand to his own son's threat he backed out. He couldn't do it. Only 10th patshah was able to send his own sons into battle by giving them permission when they asked. 2. No avtar prophet has given themselves for shaheedi for the sake of saving another religion like 9th patshah/ 3. 200+ years of history where God himself lived in form of human body through every experience common to us today, so we could look back and learn directly from them and their lessons through history. Whereas Jesus lived for 30 years and so the time frame is shorter. You could've went on and on and kept going deeper and deeper into sikhi, if she wouldn't interrupt you at every word or leave first.

You must be the Sikh David Goggins or should I say Davinder Gagan

transport - planes, trains, cars, lorries, shipping in toto not just public transport , and methane is 80 times worse than CO2 for global warming. DEAD Zones , huge especially in Gulf of Mexico because of raw sewage being washed out to sea from industrial animal farms in the Southern states of USA. This depletes the oxygen in the water and introduces antibiotics and pesticides/herbicides to the water. The worst was the aerosol disposal of pig slurry over black and porr white housing from farms , which causes cancer, respiratory illnesses, and not far may create cross-species diseases see the netflix series PANDEMIC scientists are aware that any new possible antibiotic resistant pandemic will be cooked up in the huge animal sheds .

Good stuff! It’s funny how so many people still allow their taste buds to completely block the facts which are presented to them regarding meat industry. They go to extents such quoting bani to justify their choice of diet. Deep down everyone knows what is the right stance to take on meat, but the weakness to fall to their desires can overpower any rational thought.