No one is forced to be a Christian. But no one should be forced to live according to the "new religion" as though it alone were definitive and obligatory for all mankind.
That Christianity gives joy and breadth is also a thread that runs through my whole life. Ultimately someone who is always only in opposition could not endure life at all.
For many people today, practical atheism is the normal rule of life...If this attitude becomes a general existential position, then freedom no longer has any standards, then everyting is possible and permissible.
A civilization inspired by a consumerist, anti-birth mentality is not and cannot ever be a civilization of love.
To live without faith, without a patrimony to defend, without a steady struggle for truth – that is not living, but existing.
There is a good article on much of the church's leadership's very misguided approach towards other religions. In this one it targets Islam. I particularly enjoyed the comments below for their truth content and incisiveness:
Distinctions Matter
Distinctions Matter Forward
Missale Romanum
Pre-1951 Calendar