Christians: If you would have been born, by some freak odds, in Pakistan or Iran, What religion would you be?

Question

Carol M: My God you are lacking in comprehension skills, I guess it's true what they say about Christians as well as what they say about the Polish.

Answer 1

People really don't realize that their choice of religion is largely based on geography. Kudos.

Answer 2

It's an interesting question with alot of depth. According to Calvinist, it doesn't matter. If you were meant to be a Christian, you would be a Christian. No questions asked. I myself would like to agree, but I don't know. I believe everyone has a meant of clarity when they have juat a glimmer of that hope that maybe what they believeis wrong and that they should give it all up to Christ or to something if they don't know about Christianity. So, do I believe that if I was going to get hit by a bus today walking down the street, but decided to stay home instead that the bus would just come through my house? Maybe so. I truly do believe though, that no matter what religion I was, I would have challenged it. I would have challenged and compared it and that the only religion to withstand that sort of scrutiny would be Christianity. I believe the inherent truth of the Bible would draw me back, no matter where I was born or what religion I was raised in.

Answer 3

The premise of the question is wrong and indicative of Islamophobia. The reproductive powers in our part of the world are record breaking. Hence there is no question of a birth being a result of any freakish odd, whatever the community or religion. Unfortunately, some people tend to assume their wrong perceptions and negative media hypes as given basic facts, are afraid of the ground reality and find difficulty in adjusting their tunnel vision. For those who want an informative answer, here it is:

Pakistan is the sixth most populous country in the world and is the second most populous country with a Muslim majority having an estimated population of 169,270,617, as of 2007. Pakistan is placed higher than Russia, and lower than Brazil by population. Census data indicates that 96% of the population are Muslims, of whom nearly 80% are Sunni Muslims and 19% are Shi'a Muslims. The remainder comprises Christians, Hindus, Jews, Sikhs, Parsis, Qadyanis, Lahoris, Buddhists, Dalits and Animists (mainly the Kalash of Chitral).

Pakistan is the second most populous Muslim-majority country and also has the one of the largest Shi'a populations of any country. As of 2006, an estimated 2.5 million refugees — approximately 81.5% being ethnic Pashtuns — remain in Pakistan as a result of the wars in Afghanistan.

Christians in Pakistan number altogether something of two million, mostly Punjabis, but with a growing number from Hindu and animist tribal groups and the scheduled castes. This number is more than the population of either Estonia, Iceland, US state of Nebraska, Idaho, New Mexico or West Virginia.

The Church of Pakistan was formed in 1970 by a union of Anglicans, Methodists, Presbyterians and Lutherans. Other denominations include Brethren, Pentecostals, Presbyterians and the Salvation Army.

So when there is a new born in a Pakistani christian family, what do you think happens? Ignorance may be an excuse but only stubborn egoist refuse to accept the facts. Sorry to disappoint you but there are more churches in Pakistan than the mosques in England. We even have a couple of cathedrals! Ironically they have been mostly built by the British missions and are very much open for prayers, every single one of them. Some of the country’s elite schools are associated with them too. There is a special quota for Christians in the Pakistani parliament and they even have a cabinet seat for their rights and affairs.

In Pakistan there is freedom of Worship and every small town or country-side with Christian population has a church. People can worship freely and celebrate. Many of these churches are centuries old and are maintained and funded by the government. Sikhs have their HOLY place in Punjab and thousands of Sikhs come to Pakistan every Year. There are many hindus in Pakistan and enjoy religious freedom and even celebrate on the streets. Non-Muslim students at school are not forced to study Islam.

Answer 4

First of all just because someone is from a different country does not make them a freak.

My parents families were born and raised in poland, so that makes me an american born Polish woman. They were also raised Catholic as I was. But God led me to His truth by way of a young Christian man who introduced me to Jesus on the sidewalk down from my house when I was 11 years old. I am no longer Catholic but a Christian.

I introduced my Mother to Jesus when she was 74 years old,and she died at the age of 84 a Christian and not a Catholic. My brother and sister also accepted Jesus as their personal Savior and no longer Catholic, but Chrisitan,. My sister died at the age of 33 of cancer but is now in heaven with my Mother and Father who died christians because they accepted Jesus as their personal Savior. Praise the Lord!

Just because someone lives in another country other than the USA does not make them FREAKS!

Answer 5

lol regligion is all based on enviorment i know how this maybe so hard to believe but say you were a christian and were raised in pakistan your parents would have told you that was the correct religion as you probably all were told

Answer 6

They could still be Christian. I've been to Pakistan. There are churches there, some bigger than some mosques, and Christians are not in hiding.

Answer 7

Of course you'd be Islamic. People adopt the religion of the geographic area they are born in. It's something along the lines of 99%.

Answer 8

Islam

Answer 9

Oh Dear God, help me!! I would be bare foot and PG for most of my life. My husband would beat me if I have a thought of my own. And I would be worshiping the false god. Basically I would be in Hell waiting for salvation which would never come.

Praise GOD that I am an American!!!

Answer 10

the religion of the father becomes the religion of the born person wherever he/she was born.