listen to what she is saying:
don't have to spout off about how what you believe is more important or valuable than what she/they believe.
don't have to get after nobody or "direct" your belief system to "address" their belief system; your belief system will take care of you as it decides you need to be defended.
christianity is for those that chose to go apart from the God of Abraham and had to be reminded ... and they still don't pay attention! <shrug> that's on them; let them be.
jfp: proverbs 3:31 does say something nice; this thread could have just been about that but some felt it important to get their dig in ... truly too sad.
(in fact, it is what keeps me ok with "being homeless" and "without a job", i.e. "partaking of the ways of the oppressor" and still pity the poor folks that just gotta have that slave-check every week and are afraid to attempt to exist on this planet just living with the planet. but, of course; y'alls Belief ain't strong enough to buy into that, eh?)
brother blackbird: yup if/when our ancestors/spiritual advisers deem that we "need protecting" they'll take care of it without our saying anything and it is wonderful to know this to be true. heck; it even works for them, as they'll be quick to point out but, apparently, only in their case, from their perspective, and in their system.
The BOSS has a System that has always worked for me. and it always tickles me when christians stumble over what i bring at them out of their Book ... well, out of the "Genesis" of their Book [they only seem to want to give credence to the revision/rewrite of the second half]. but what makes it all the better is Knowing that all of the True work together so i can be ok coming from any direction and they all support each other!!