There's a reason why religion and politics are considered crass topics to bring up in polite conversation.

The folks that are trying to "save" you, well, if they truly do believe that their religion is the stepping stone that end then why wouldn't they want to share that in whatever way they can? When you know something that you feel will help others, don't you typically say something? I wouldn't read much more into it than that.

Or, they may just be those types that need to feel that they are right, that other people know it, and that they are validated in their beliefs whatever those beliefs may be.

Same thing happens to the religious folks that are commented to by the atheists or by members of alternate religions.

Not everyone is always going to care for how you think or what you do, regardless of how you think or what you do. Thorne is right, you're going to occasionally have a rough go of it. Welcome to having an opinion.