Chats with CU Missionaries

I've been approached a lot recently by the Christian missionaries on the CU campus. They're very nice and interesting to talk to, but the concept of approaching random people on campus with the purpose of encouraging them to change their beliefs seems a little odd to me. 

I was first approached by a woman (Becky) who didn't fully embrace God and the Christian faith until college. She gave up boys and partying and explained how she felt guilty about rejecting a Father who was perfect and good. Then Becky explained how God had led her to her fiancee, and how God had also spoken to Becky's fiancee and guided him to her. I found her story interesting and beautiful, but it bothered me that she continued pressuring me to come to her Bible study and church after I explained that I wasn't religious and didn't feel compelled to become religious. 

A few days later, I was approached by another young woman who continued to pressure me after I explained that I'd already spoken with one of her missionary colleagues and that I wasn't interested in attending church. Like Becky, she was also kind and polite, but it bothers me when people try to enforce their religion on someone else. 

A religious friend of mine also tried to convert me and explained that she wanted to help me enrich my life through God. God had made my friend's life beautiful, and she wanted to help me find that path as well. The gestures of my friend and the missionaries are kind, but I think a kinder gesture is religious tolerance. I would have appreciated the missionaries much more if they had briefly explained their opinions and listened to my beliefs and then dropped the subject. Instead they continued to pressure me, which only frustrated me instead of encouraging me to change my beliefs. Thinking about all the wars and suffering caused by religious differences makes me very sad, and I think if we could practice more religious tolerance in our daily lives, we could practice religious tolerance in wider situations.