What if they were born in India, into a Buddhist family? Would they still follow the so-called 'right' religion.
2006-07-10 07:48:38 · 18 answers · asked by bc_munkee 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
You are awesome! Thank you so much fo asking such an awesome question....I agree with you 100 percent...its so funny that religious fundamentalists will condem anyone from a differnt religion but a buddist was born into his beliefs just like they were. And anyone who says that they started off as something else on yahoo answers was probably converted by someone either in thier family or immediate surroundings....what if a person was born catholic but lived in india surrounded by buddists....Thank you so much for Asking such an intelligent questions...although im afraid you will just get a bunch of dumb answers but stupid people..feel free to Email me sometime if u wanna talk more...Rnwbman@yahoo.com
2006-07-10 07:52:01 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
Truthfully, many fundamentalist Christians are NOT born into their faith through their families. They are "born again" into their faith. I am one of many who was not raised in a "fundamentalist" home and have found a very real relationship and faith with Christ. And most of those who are raised in a fundamentalist Christian faith experience a rebellion towards their faith in their teens. Some come back with a similar or more moderate faith later on in life and some do not.
Being raised in the home of any faith will have it's influence. I think that's your point. What I would like to share with you is that there are many, many instances I know of, my own included, where people have not been raised in religious homes and have had very real, genuine encounters with the Lord Jesus Christ.
Fundamentalism is another issue. There are varying shades. If by fundamentalism you mean the one that believes the Bible to be true, that's me. If, however, you referring to a fundamentalism that is saturated with extra-biblical rules of conduct (i.e "you can't smoke, drink or chew or go with people who do", etc.) and that has a harsh judgmental attitude toward all who are not like them, that ain't me, babe.
There have been many great figures in religious history like Buddha, Mohammed and so on. I respect them and believe there is something to be learned from all of them. But, personally, I think that Jesus was the coolest dude to ever walk the planet and I would follow Him whether I believed He was God or not.
Love, joy and peace.
Hesed
2006-07-10 08:23:22 · answer #2 · answered by Hesed 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was not born in to Fundamental Christianity at all.
My parents would walk a mile to avoid waling under a ladder.
My parents would go home if a black cat crossed their path while starting out on a trip.
My parents were BIG BIG boozers and Gamblers.
I don't recall ever hearing that they screwed around... but my brothers and sisters certainly did.
As far as the What ifs=who knows unless you have been there - that's why they are very STUPID postulations.
2006-07-10 07:53:31 · answer #3 · answered by whynotaskdon 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What if questions are hard to answer. But I know Buddhists born into Buddhist families who have converted to Christianity.
There is always strong pressure and kind of built-in feelings to stay with the faith you were born into. But many people change their faith later. Sometimes it is enough to hear the words of the God of the Bible only once to become a Christian. There is a beautiful story of an Indian (Asian) who was born Hindu, but heard of Christ once, and embraced Him then and there. It was many years before she could be brought under more regular teaching, but she never wavered. She was one of those of whom Christ, as the Shepherd of souls says, "My sheep hear my voice" and they won't follow another.
2006-07-10 07:56:05 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most people retain the beliefs that they were raised with. Some do question their religion and existence and make other choices as they get older. I as a Christian can not agree with some other Christians that believe you MUST believe in Christ to get to heaven. Something inside of me tells me that my God who is loving and forgiving will not send a person who leads a righteous life to hell for not knowing Jesus is Lord due to the fact that they were taught Islam or Hinduism or Buddhism.
2006-07-10 07:53:47 · answer #5 · answered by Michael F 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Great question. I can't really answer ths one as I was born a Christian. But, I would hope that I would still question, question, and question, which would cause me to find problems with my religion, and I wouldn't rest until I learned about Christianity.
2006-07-10 07:50:08 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Very few would still hold their beliefs. You generally need to be soaked in fundamentalism or have a genetic predisposition toward irrationality to be a fundamentalist.
2006-07-10 07:51:27 · answer #7 · answered by mrodrx 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A senseless question when you throw in where they are born, they aren't Fundamental Christians then are they?
2006-07-10 07:53:49 · answer #8 · answered by Mr.Wise 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its possible. My friend Nadia was raised in the tradition of Islam and is now Catholic. I was raised Non-Denom. Christian and now I'm Catholic. My boyfriend was raised Catholic and is still Catholic. My brother was raised non-denom. Christian and is now an atheist. It seems to be more of a personal opinion to me.
2006-07-10 07:51:46 · answer #9 · answered by Candice H 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was not born into a fundie family or country. I chose to be a fundie.
2006-07-10 07:50:41 · answer #10 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋