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[quote=Anonymous]I second the suggestion that your DH be direct with them.  Politely declining hasn't gotten through to them and/or their church encourages members to persevere in their efforts to find the 'light of Jesus'.  Believe you me, I know what that feels like.  Your DH needs to clearly and unambiguously tell them that you will not be discussing religion and that you will not accept religiously themed gifts.  People are often uncomfortable with such directness but you've already tried the soft method.  That is not an effective technique with them.

Once they've, unambiguously, been told what your boundary is, you should expect them to test it.  You and your DH need to be on the same page on the response to that.  If you aren't going to be firm about the boundary, they will continue to push their religion on you.  There will be excuses like, 'oh, it's just this little thing', 'oh, this isn't a big deal', 'oh, you're making too much out of this', 'oh, this really isn't religious', 'you mean you don't want to know what's going on in our lives?', etc.  Holding firm is not the same as being rude.  Good luck. [/quote]

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