A friend I thought was very religious told another girl she wasn't religious at all and I'm confused?

Question

I have a friend who I don't see too much as we're at different schools and we're both busy, etc, etc, but I like her very much, we always get on when we see each other and have a good laugh.

I got to know her at a confirmation class at my church and I have always looked up to her as a good Christian model, she is such a loving, kind person and also prays and reads the Bible a lot and goes to church loads and is involved with the music and stuff. Basically, she's like the Christian dream daughter, and I don't resent her at all, but I look up to her.

Well, that's what I THOUGHT, but then she met one of my best friends at a completely different event and they got chatting but didn't realise they both knew me.

Then my best friend rang me today and she was telling me about this girl she met and her name was the same as my friend (first name and surname) and it was definitely her. And my best friend asked how I knew her, and I said from church. But then my best friend said that my other friend (the religious one) had said she wasn't religious when a group of them was talking about religion and things. And I trust my best friend to be telling the truth, so that basically means that the super good religious girl suddenly isn't religious?

And now I'm really confused, because I can't ask the other friend why she said that to my best friend, because then it will sound like my best friend's been spreading rumours and stuff, and I'm just confused and I want some help PLEASE!!!

Answer 1

I would talk to her about religious topics, the more you talk to her you can see if she is going through the motion or is really religious, get on a topic about being around non religious people, how it may be difficult to be religious around non religious people, and ask her if she finds it hard to share her religion with people that are not religious.  is your best friend religious?  you do not need to say that you heard that you denied being religious, their are other ways to find out, like by just talking.  you may not get an answer right away but over time you will know.

Answer 2

What your best friend said may be true, but it all depends on what and how they where discussing the religious issues.Your "religious" friend may have given the answer just to get on for the moment,that doesn't mean she's not religious

Answer 3

She probably did tell your friend that she's not religious at all. Nowadays, if you say that you're really religious, people will think that you're a prude, a goody-two-shoes, and not down for whatever. She probably didn't want them to think that of her the first time they meet.