A hindu becoming a baptist, i know someone that claims that hindus a the fastest growing baptists, I find this hard to believe. anyone else hear of this. Whats next baptist muslim?
2006-10-17 06:17:48 · 11 answers · asked by song no one singz 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
We are all able to practice free will so if people wanna change their beliefs then they have the right to. Even Jesus didn't force people to follow him. He laid the terms flat on the table, challenged folks, and left it at that. We either choose life or death and either way, it's our choice. To God be the glory.
2006-10-17 06:23:31 · answer #1 · answered by Light 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I'm a Hindu and I would never become Baptist. But anyhow, it is quite possible that a good many of the Hindu converts to Christianity are converting to Baptist. The reason is that Baptists are one of the leading groups of missionaries who are trying to convert the Hindus. It just stands to reason that it is not a more tolerant or mainstream denomination that they convert to, because it is the fundamentalist, non-tolerant types that "reach out" to them. Missionaries tend to have the exclusivist view that it is wrong to practice any religion but their own. It is Missionary Christians that people in India meet primarily, because it is missionary types that go there in the first place to try to convert them. So they do not get introduced to a more mainstream, accepting Christianity. Unfortunately, they get introduced to, and sometimes seduced by the intolerant brands of Christianity.
2006-10-17 06:36:19 · answer #2 · answered by Heron By The Sea 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The question is oddly phrased, but missionaries seem to be doing very well in India, especially among the lower castes. Islam has no room to compete in India, which leaves Christianity to take advantage of the situation.
And remember, Christianity can be considered as deeply rooted in India as any religion. See the wikipedia article on the St Thomas Christians.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Thomas_Christians
As a practical matter, conversion offers a trip up the social ladder for low-caste Indians.
2006-10-17 06:57:08 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Baptist mutation of the religion disease has found a vulnerable population among the lower caste Indians. They are ripe for infection because they are socially weak, powerless, less educated and free for the fleecing. Perfect putty to mold new Baptists.
2006-10-17 08:05:05 · answer #4 · answered by iknowtruthismine 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is due to the missionary effort in hindu countries. They are rapidly converting the poor hindus....as usual in return for conversion they help them. Religion for sale.
Would you convert? or watch your children starve? I think convert....yet the christians would have you believe that mass amounts of hindus are seeing the truth.
2006-10-17 06:25:36 · answer #5 · answered by Medusa 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Wow.
"Hindus becoming baptist?" "When did hell freeze over?"
One right after the other. xD Wonderful.
- 16 yo Pagan
2006-10-17 06:25:47 · answer #6 · answered by Lady Myrkr 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a good hindu learns about his own religion and learns at least three other religions, it is far far advance religion then any semantic or one book based religion but one needs to have high level of spiritual quontum to understand Hindu religion.
2006-10-17 06:28:20 · answer #7 · answered by mukesh padhya 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Never heard of it, but I know someone who claims to be a Buddhist Christian. Not really sure how it works but he has a PHD in religious studies so I'm not going to question him!
2006-10-17 06:24:18 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Never seen this. My husband is half indian,his dads half is hindu and Ive seen them and their friends. All hindus.
2006-10-17 06:23:46 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Why not, aren't we all hoping to eventually end up in the same place.
2006-10-17 06:25:37 · answer #10 · answered by cawillms 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋