2006-09-19 05:18:33 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
As a Christian I think it's great, but as a college student I'm a little annoyed by it. There's just no time to worry about something that a random person is trying to pass out to me. If I decide I want to learn more about God/Christianity/any group religion, then I'll search it out. It's the pushy ones that I don't like, when regardless of what I'm doing or what I say to them, they hand it to me anyways. Don't push any religion on me. Religion is about personal choice, so let me choose to learn about it on my own time. If I want to know about it, I'll go up to them.
2006-09-19 05:25:50 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Cramming your religion down other people's throats, brainwashing, and harrassing to convert them is not the way to go - unless you are only concerned about adding weak-minded individuals to your vast numbers of 'saved'. It's not a quantity, it's a quality thing. Jesus doesn't want just part of someone's heart - it's all or nothing. And he doesn't select who he wants - the invitation is open to all.
People will only change their lives and make a true transformation when they are READY to do so. It is strictly between God and that person - you can't force it to happen. You can tell if someone is truly walking with the Lord - or just "going through the motions".
2006-09-19 05:28:41 · answer #2 · answered by oscarschic 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who in their right mind would approach some raving lunatic in the middle of campus? In that scenario social convictions will outweigh religious convictions.
And of all groups to evangelize to...
I attended SJSU and two guys in particular would hold up giant signs with Bible mumbo jumbo on them. They would denounce Islam, abortion, and anything else of controversial note. "Many college students are not here with us today (attending school) because their mothers aborted them!" Shouted at the top of his lungs. I couldn't help but laugh.
2006-09-19 05:29:46 · answer #3 · answered by Frank D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is nothing better on a college campus! That is how I came to know Jesus.
I hated church and God and everything in between when a guy came up to me to talk about it all.
Finally I said, "F*** God, man. The church is full of mot**rfu**ing hypocrites!"
This guy looked at me with complete understanding and said:
"You gonna let those motherf***ing hypocrites keep you from getting into heaven?"
It comes down to this. What better place then college to hear truth from all angles?
I was bombarded with religious agendas, gay agendas, both conservative and liveral agendas. It's up to the individual to figure out which one is true.
Truth is no less truth just because it's being taught OUTSIDE of class.
2006-09-19 05:24:55 · answer #4 · answered by joelgehringer 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
College students are at least not a captive audience, and they're old enough to make up their minds. If the evangelists are pushy and aggressive, they should be treated like other pushy and aggressive people.
2006-09-19 05:23:09 · answer #5 · answered by GreenEyedLilo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Our jobs as Christians are to go out and find God's "little flock" and bring them home, no matter what stage of life they are in at any given point in time. It is maturity that is in question, not age or developmental stage.
2006-09-19 05:36:46 · answer #6 · answered by â¤??? ?å???? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it's great, because it's a total waste of their time.
What college student is going to listen to that!
2006-09-19 05:20:50 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Good idea since people are suppose to go to college to learn and discuss ideas, philosophies and other subjects.
2006-09-19 05:21:51 · answer #8 · answered by neil e 1 · 2⤊ 1⤋
College students need to know about God, just like everyone else. They get brainwashed from the other side in class. They're big folks; they can handle it.
2006-09-19 05:21:32 · answer #9 · answered by ©2007 answers by missy 4 · 0⤊ 4⤋
"I despise what you say but I would defend to the death your right to say it"... or something like that. i.e. we have to put up with people touting ideas and beliefs that we regard as abhorrent, as the price for the freedom to tout our own ideas and beliefs.
2006-09-19 05:22:25 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋