They do not want Christians to pray in Jesus name in a public prayer, but pray as other clergy from non-christian religions would pray.
They do not want Christians to be evangelical or to spread the good news of Jesus Christ as he commanded them.
They do not want Christians to make decisions and choices in public and civil matters based upon their beliefs (but I guess based upon someone elses beliefs)
They do not want Christians to Believe the Bible is God's Word as it teaches.
They do not want Christians to believe that faith in Jesus Christ is the only way to heaven as Jesus himself taught but to blend into other religions.
2006-07-28 08:49:34 · 21 answers · asked by nobodiesinc 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Your question gave me the spins.
2006-07-28 08:52:18 · answer #1 · answered by mutterhals 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do what you want. Believe what you want to believe, that is your freedom. But the rest you talk about imposes on another person's beliefs.
During a public prayer, if you want to be all inclusive if your prayer includes other denominations, then you can't really mention Jesus. Would you like it if in a public prayer someone mentioned Allah?
If I really want to hear all about Christianity, then I would be in a Church, and dude, I'd be Christian already.
Make decisions and choices based on your religion--especially if your morals do stem from your religion. But if your public and civil decisions impose God, Jesus, or your particular religion, then that's a different matter, eh?
I know there are many Christians that realize that the Bible is a work inspired by their God, but at the same time don't take it literally. It was written by men at a different social-cultural climate, and it does not neccessarily translate word for word to today's climate.
Believe that Jesus is the only path to Heaven, but again don't impose it on other people. You're not saving us if we don't think we need saving or don't want to be saved.
We have to live together in a melting pot of religions, cultures, races, etc. The only way it could be peaceful is if we respect that we're all different.
2006-07-28 09:03:20 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unfortunately, what you say is true... however, it is exactly as Jesus said it would be. "They will hate you, because they have hated me." (not exact quote, but close enough)
As Christians it would be foolish of us to expect the the non-christians to understand us. They do not have what we have. As much as it frustrates us and causes us to hurt when the world comes after us, we have to remember that they crucified our Lord first, and we had a part in it too...
No they don't want us to Pray in Jesus' name, or spread the Word, or make decisions to glorify God... why? Because it would Glorify God! The enemy is the one in charge of this world, and he is forever fighting against- Jesus and therefore us! To do these things would only make his life harder!
I'm going to say a quick prayer again for this world, but also for the obvious frustration you are feeling right now. Remember friend, Jesus is the stronger one and in the end- HE WINS!
2006-07-28 08:59:44 · answer #3 · answered by megsi 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No - these are projections based on a fundamentalist perspective that seeks to try and establish itself at the expense of other religions. You can do all of these things; no one is stopping you. People can remind you that there are many christians who don't think the same way. They can also remind you that an Islamic terrorist or a radical Muslim would say the same type of victimization stuff when people try to promote democratic reform in Islamic theocracies (see what they say about it and it will give you food for thought).
2006-07-28 08:55:56 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you may no longer generalise. what's prevalent is that maximum atheist are atheists after thinking all the data and so on and displaying an interest in many faiths and examining them to some extent. they're the thinkers of this international maximum christians are so on account it quite is how they have been stated and that they did no longer question. Blind faith is an user-friendly act to persist with yet is extremely user-friendly on the concepts cells.
2016-11-03 05:19:31 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Huh? Umm.. with all due respect, you might want to rephrase that question, it was a little confusing.
My viewpoint: I'm not a Christian. But I was, for 18 years.
I don't want to be harrassed by other Christians and being told I'll go to hell if I don't believe in Jesus. That, to me, is a threat and does not signify any kind of loving god.
I would never do something like that to my kids EVER (threaten to abandon them forever and ever), no matter what they did.
So, in that way, I'm better than God. That's impossible, you say? Well then, I believe that God would never do something like that either since he/she/it is supposedly better than me.
The Christian threat of "Believe or go to hell" is not something that makes me want to be a Christian. Forget that.
Other people believe in other religions and you need to be tolerant of those other religions. Many of them were around before Christianity. And many people believe in their religion just as strongly as you believe in Christianity and you will never convert them just as you will not be converted by them.
If you want to believe in what you believe, go ahead. As long as it's non-violent and you don't bother me with threats of hell.
2006-07-28 09:06:37 · answer #6 · answered by spike_is_my_evil_vampire 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No it doesn't seem that way. Although, when I read the Gospel, it seems like I am reading completely different words than what so many born-again evangelical Christians preach and do.
2006-07-28 08:58:34 · answer #7 · answered by JB 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have the absolute right, in the privacy of your own mind, to delude yourself in what every manner you desire. Whatever bolws your skirt up. You do NOT have the right to impose the myths, superstitions, fairy tales and fantastical delusions of an ignorant bunch of Bronze Age fishermen and wandering goat herders upon the rest of us.
"I am treated as evil by people who claim that they are being oppressed because they are not allowed to force me to practice what they do." ~ D. Dale Gulledge
2006-07-28 09:01:00 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a long road to the end but I plan to make it, with or without the rest of humanity
2006-07-28 08:56:24 · answer #9 · answered by Emily B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think what they're tired of is having it in their face all the time. I've had Christians come talk to me and when I tell them what church I belong to they tell me I'm wrong and that only their church is right. Can you see how that attitude would tend to
aggravate people??
2006-07-28 08:56:26 · answer #10 · answered by Purdey EP 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe not, but they do want to be shown God's kind of unconditional love for them, by Christians. Love wins all - eventually.
2006-07-28 09:02:09 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋