I wouldn't hurt someones feelings deliberately.
Everyone has a right to make their own choices in life whether it be their personal journey, religion or cultural background.
However, having said that, I would not hesitate to defend my own choices and, if in doing so, I hurt someone else's feeling it would be because they had already offended or hurt me.
You have to be prepared to stand up for what you believe in and whatever path, religion or culture you follow no-one should be a spiritual doormat.