of trying to convert people over to a religion if you do it by using insults and threats? why would anyone want to convert to something that uses that kind of tactics?
2006-07-16 10:20:27 · 18 answers · asked by bgdadyp 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Conversion has long lost its spiritual aspect. It is now another instrument of asserting your superiority. The Muslim invaders of India who forcibly converted thousands of Hindus to Islam were hardly preachers in the proper sense of the teram out to spread the light of Islam. Conversion is the final ignominy of the conquered. Physical would can get cured over a time but not spiritual. The confusion was worst confounded in the mediaval India as the rigidity of the Hindu had no scope for reconversion. Forcibly converted Hindus by the Mahamoud of Gazni beseeched their Hindj gurus to take them back but they refused and in theri frustration these converts became the worst converters.The Rajput Hindu King later known as Kala Pahad(Black Mountain) went from door to door to accept him back after his forcible conversion. when he was rejected he became the worst converter destrpuomg the maximum number of Hindu temples.It was left to the Maratha King Shivaaji to convert back to Hindism one of his chiefs forcibly converted and as an assurance gave his sister in marriage to him.But this lead was hardly followed. In Goa the Portugese converted entire villages to Christianity by the simple ruse of throwing a half-eaten(by a Christian) in the village well and presto, the entire village drawing water stood soiled and converted.The converted is perhaps the last person who wants to convert himself. He is a victim to the social milieu.
2006-07-16 10:42:14 · answer #1 · answered by Prabhakar G 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The ability to convert a person is not within us. If it takes bullying, insults and threats, then we may intimidate someone to verbally agree, but we have not won their soul and that is the true place of conversion. As a follower of Christ (and not just from an organized religion standpoint) only the Holy Spirit can draw a man's soul to the recognition of his need - but as a follower of Christ, I can live and act and persuade by such that a man begins to think and ponder on his need allowing the Holy Spirit to then convict. Then there is room for conversion. But I cannot convert someone to my religion as I have no religion - I have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. That is Christianity - so simple, and yet missed by so many organized "Christian" religions.
2006-07-16 17:29:09 · answer #2 · answered by dph_40 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no point, and the people trying to convert people in this manner are wrong. Not only would no one want to convert, if someone did convert under pressure, he'd probably end up hating himself for the rest of his days, and God probably wouldn't recognise that sort of conversion anyway.
2006-07-16 17:24:59 · answer #3 · answered by tinnitus 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When I talk to people who are non-believers about the Christian faith and way of life, I don't use insults or threats. That's on TV and they want to make people scared of God just so they'll convert to Christianity and I don't think that's right.
2006-07-16 17:23:34 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am not insulting you nor am I threatening you. I am a Christian and no Christian person has this right to force their beliefs down someone's throat. We each have been given the right to choose. We have the right to choose to serve the Devil which is Satan or God. Gather as much information about the two and you decide for yourself which one you want to serve.
2006-07-16 17:27:04 · answer #5 · answered by Lyndee 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
People who do that aren't really trying to convert you. They are saying "I'm better than you. Ha." So give 'em a cookie and let them be on their way.
2006-07-16 17:39:17 · answer #6 · answered by rabid_scientist 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Couldn't have said it better myself.
Who would want anything to do with Christianity if they were basing their thoughts of it on the answers given by some of those that call themselves Christian here on Y/A.
2006-07-16 17:24:57 · answer #7 · answered by drg5609 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, thats not any way to convert someone.
2006-07-16 17:22:57 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's a two way street. Athiests are doing this to Christians and Christians are doing it to athiests.
But I completely agree with you.
2006-07-16 17:23:21 · answer #9 · answered by Meg 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The point is that the point you are making is correct and has been pondered tiem and time again.
2006-07-16 17:24:21 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋