Religions - Your Opinion

[RagnaToad]

Too many times I've had people blurt out that Christianity (oddly I haven't had this from any other religion) is correct, and the only way you should live.

What? You haven't had this with any other religion? I suppose muslim fundamentalists who kill their neighbours for being jews (and vice versa) are not religious people? I'd say every major religion has its extremists who don't tolerate people that give the same God a different name.

But still, they come to your door as you said, and they talk about God.

I see the problem. No, wait, I don't. What's wrong with telling people about your own religion?

Again, a problem with them putting their faith upon a person who perhaps might just want to be an Atheist?

I hope you've never tried to explain someone why God does not exist. If you have, that would make you a hypocrite.

[Imposter]

Question:

I've often heard it said that compassion is a driving force for most evangelism in religion, (It is noted however that also domination is a means as well, seen in Ragna's post above.) the illustration of trying to save someone from a terminal disease has been given. If you had a cure would you not try to give it to them? Even if they didn't think they were sick you would try to explain it to them?

I've never really seen evangelism in other religions except for Christianity (that covering the broad spectrum from Protestant, Roman Catholicism, and even the JW's and Mormons.) That could be though because I'm not surrounded by many other religions where I'm from.

So sure it might be that it is annoying having people come up to you and try to convert you but in their mind's they are trying to save you aren't they? Knowing that this may be the case what is the best reaction?

[Reverend Red Mage]

So sure it might be that it is annoying having people come up to you and try to convert you but in their mind's they are trying to save you aren't they? Knowing that this may be the case what is the best reaction?

Simple. You tell them why you don't believe their claims. Makes for healthy, rational discourse.

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