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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Painfully" data-source="post: 1364559" data-attributes="member: 601">If you are hung up on the fact that they have different political/religious views, and that gets in the way of the game, or makes you uncomfortable, speak up.Gaming for 3 years with anybody should build something of a relationship.  As long as everyone is contributing to the fun of the group there should be no problems.Perhaps you could ask the group to leave their politics and religion on the doorstep before the beginning of each session.  Be prepared to argue your point, and accept that the consequence might be that they will drop you from the group.  If they feel so strongly that they would rather talk politics/religion while knowing you are sitting there uncomfortably, then you probably shouldn't be there anyway.  There doesn't have to be any hard feelings over it.  Just be willing to accept that it might be what is best for everyone involved.If talk about politics and war bother you because you want to speak out differently, just be prepared to back up your views.  And when it's time for the game to resume, let go of your previous discussion and game on.  If the comments are short, or irrelavant to you, ignore them.  Don't put fuel on the fire if you don't think you can have an intelligent and friendly discussion with them.I find it MORE interesting to discuss my thoughts with people who disagree than agree with me.  It helps me think through my own answers, and more importantly, it often leads me to believe that both views are at least partially correct.  The only difficulty comes when others cannot explain their points logically and with reason.  It can often boil down to personal sentiment, and that is when you have to accept that that is their final position.If you're lucky, you find someone who is as interested in your view as you are in theirs.  It's the people who refuse to listen to opposing views that really bother me.  IMO a person hasn't really grasped thier own decision until they know all the differing views and the reasoning behind them.  Anyone less knowledgeable is definitively ignorant, and many people are happy to remain that way. *edit* I happened to pick a new sig yesterday.  How appropriate!</blockquote>

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