: Re: How do I express opinion informed by my beliefs without being hamfisted? As authors, our influences can come from many places. Religion is definitely one of many influences on people's work.

My suggestion is that you introduce characters with views that oppose your own, and don't try disproving their views.

By doing this, you'll make your readers more accepting toward your own views for two reasons:

By being willing to accept other views within your work, you remind the readers that each is entitled to his own opinion - and that includes you!
Readers who disagree with your viewpoint will still have "representation" within your work, and won't feel that by having your own view you are disqualifying their views.

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