Don
It’s unfortunate that people have forced their beliefs on you. That’s hardly fair; in fact, it’s cultic. I read that you’re Semitic; does that mean Jewish? If that is the case, I think your faith is mostly passed by blood, that is, you are born into it and few are ‘converted.’ For Christians, their faith is more available by a process known to us as being born again. This is something Jesus plainly explained to the Jews of His time. Some people overreact to this transition as if they’d found a large sum of money: as in ya gotta tell someone. Some people get hyperactive about it. It has annoyed me, too, and even come across as fake. I hate that. What has worked for me and should work for you as well is to brush up on the argumentative one’s beliefs so you don’t go to blows empty-headed. Know their game at their level and make them answer your every question. This will simply blow away the superficial opponent, thus freeing you of one more pest. The others should enjoy the challenge, and in the meantime you enjoy healthy competition. People should reccognize that you’re about truth and not b.s.; life’s too short for that.