Let us stir up a little contriversy. All can answer but this is for non-european americans.?

Question

Religion is a cultural icon.

If you are born in the west you are Christian.

Middle East Muslim

Far East: Buddist, hindu, taoist, etc.

But my question is both philisophical and historical in nature.

If you are not of European decent yet reside in America you are only christian because of the atrocities commited during European imperialism (ie destruction of the Aztecs, and the African Slave trade). Had the Europeans stayed on the continent one could argue that Blacks would either be tribal or would have converted to Islam during Islams "Golden Age" that swept across africa. If you are of American decent (native american, mexican, etc.) Then you would still have your culture and religions which were farely impressive for their day. Both groups lost your language and most of your heritage. Your ansectors were killed and enslaved and yet you subscibe to your conquers religion.

How do you feel about this? What is your reasoning? Do you see things in a different light now?

I am not a racist merely a philisophical historian whose speciality is the linking between the past and the present to see the future.

Answer 1

Sir you are correct. My father's side of the family is mostly native american and my oldest sister has done much research and is actually considered a healer/shaman. I am Christian by default. When we were small, my dad was atheist and my mom is agnostic. Therefore what I got in the way of religion came about after reading the bible and deciding to follow it. Now had I been raised to follow the religious heritage of my father things would probably be vastly different from what it is not. I am not a practicing anything, simply a believer in Christ so in many ways I am open to what my sister has to say in many areas. I believe we should respect the land and take nothing we do not need. I believe in saying thanks for everything I have. I believe Jesus is my savior. And I only have one God. So I am sort of an eclectic mix I suppose. I do not believe in slapping someone in the head with the bible as I think it is something they must come to on their own, a sort of spiritual walk if you will. I think all religious beliefs should be respected as what someone else holds dear is no less important to them than what I myself hold dear. Good question.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

First of all, if you were born in the west you are not necessarily a Christian, you may have been born into a Christian based society...

Second of all, most Human social dynamics start small and become decadent and unwieldy before they implode...religion is the same way...I think you are really looking for something controversial with your question and a trying to create what you probably consider deep reflection but in the presentation of your question, clearly you are inciting toward resentment...why do you want to give people still another reason to feel slighted?...I think studies on the basic nature of Humans and the exploitation of social contracts since the beginning of time would be more productive...

Answer 4

I don't think many people actually think that their religion is based on nothing more than the country they live in or the religion of their parents. Such a thought implies that there is only a random chance that they have it right. People tend to assume that their religion is the product of considerable, reasonable thought and evidence. They like to think that no matter where they were born they would have found the light eventually.
Questioning the historical roots of ones religion is detrimental to the blind faith on which it's based.

Answer 5

there are still some including mixed bloods who follow the Ancient Ways as accurately as possible even though the Ancient Ways have obviously been by these modern times " contaminated " by the European " invasion " of Religion and other culture and society methods.

Answer 6

You are correct. Good point. The Christian religion is more political than anything-since it spread through forced conversion and conquering.

Answer 7

No,I'm Christian because a man died on a cross for my sins,and proved himself that he was the messiah by resurrecting from the dead as he had prophesied prior.

Mind you,I did not grow up in church,so I didn't have a lineage in a church of any kind.No coaxing of any kind was needed.

There's a reason why his word will never die,or never go away.There is a reason why his word is all over the world.There is a reason why the Holy Bible will never vanish.It's because Jesus said it would never be forgotten,or drove out.It will never vanish from the world.

Answer 8

help...me... can't brain today...I have the dumb...

Dude. Your question is the most intelligent one I've seen on here today, but I just don't have the energy to work on it. Good luck! I'll be reading the responses.

Answer 9

I see your point of view.

Answer 10

does it really matter. the past was wrong but let us get over the past and move on.