There seems to be two categories of people.
Type 1 people feel that religion is a personal choice and that everyone needs to make the decision that best fits them. These people don't seem to care if their spouse or children follow the same religion as they do, nor do they care overly much about converting people. Their religion is important to them, certainly, but they see it as a personal thing, like their car choice or hair color.
Type 2 people feel just as strongly about their religion, but they feel that it is Right and all other religions are Wrong. They try to convert people whenever possible and they want their family to be the same religion too.
My next question is, Do some religions fall more naturally into those types? It seems like most (not all) Christians are Type 2 and most (not all) "alternative religion" followers are Type 1. In other words, is it the religion or the person that determines the mentality?
2007-05-27
13:15:13
·
15 answers
·
asked by
Aeryn Whitley
3
in
Religion & Spirituality