Several times I read some answers saying how Islam is growing so fast with 200,000 conversions in the US each year. Yet the Seventh day adventist and Mormon churches get about 1,000,000+ conversions per year.
Could it be that religion has become a popularity contest? Why...
Most importantly, are people NOT getting tired of religions rubbing their "conversion rate" statistics in their faces with the "1 million people can't be wrong" mentality?
What do you think...
2006-12-20 06:47:26 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
1,000,000 conversions combined, I mean
2006-12-20 06:49:42 · update #1
David Bowie said he was Bisexual then denied it... thumbs up for you!!!
2006-12-20 06:50:17 · update #2
Ok, before I answer this, I have to clarify that there is a big difference between faith and religion.
Religion has always been and will always be a popularity contest. Our team is better than yours.... Just look at the guy across the street who is always wearing the jersey of the team that is winning at the time. He is part of those 1,000,000 conversions, in fact he may be more than one of them.
2006-12-20 06:51:30 · answer #1 · answered by rawson_wayne 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure, there are probably some from the various proselytizing religions who get their kicks by comparing conversion rates. But I'm willing to believe that most believe they have something good and important to share with their fellow humans and are focused on sharing it with as many people as possible because they want to give others the same chance at happiness that they've had, as opposed to being focused on getting more converts than the other guys.
2006-12-20 09:55:14 · answer #2 · answered by Faeldaz M 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Religions are definitely in a popularity contest. People jump on religious trends same as they jump on clothing trends. Look how Kabbalah got a big following all at once, and now you hardly hear anything about it.
2006-12-20 06:50:32 · answer #3 · answered by ÜFÖ 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think it is more of a competition against good and evil.
There is only one completely true church, a church that contains the fulness of the gospel and that is The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. (Mormons)
It is a prophecy and a commandment that the true gospel in its fulness would and will spread to the whole earth before the Second Coming of Christ and it is happening!
I love the gospel, I know it is true and I thank my Heavenly Father everyday for it.
2006-12-20 10:38:46 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-15 05:02:55 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah I don't think its a competition , but I think people are into organized religions, and its clear that there is something missing from other faiths, for them,
Personally, I am Bahai
Meg
http://www.bahai.us/
2006-12-20 06:53:37 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Using partial truths and accommodating laws and lesser morality has always been used as a method of conversion.
2006-12-20 06:52:44 · answer #7 · answered by BigPappa 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
One would think, huh?
These days, they're handing out religion like crack...all in the hopes that we'll all get hooked.
2006-12-20 06:51:37 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The thing I don't like about this is, it sounds almost like Quickie-Mart shopping. Uhhh....gimmee that one!
Whether one has a belief or not, it should take some searching for the right "one".
2006-12-20 06:53:34 · answer #9 · answered by <><><> 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Informative, but how many Christian Preachermen try to convert from closet homosexuality every year?
2006-12-20 06:52:21 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋