I mean its really your own choice we just do our job by extending an invitation wether you accept or decline thats fine noones forcing anyone. GOD doesnt force Himself on anyone if u say no its no if u say yes its yes, if we force you there wont be any meaning behind your acceptance if you just do it for experimentation their wont be any meaning behind it. Those that come to HIM must first want HIM. everyone wants proof show me this, show me that, show me your GOD exists. GOD has nothing to proof to us simple creation. Its like this.... a door is closed in front of you youll never know whats behind that door until you walk in. Not to check it out only but to embrace it.
2007-03-19 11:18:12 · 22 answers · asked by Spirited 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
If all Christians had your attitude toward it, non-Christians would not feel pressure. But MANY Christians do not have your attitude and do put pressure on others. It is not just Christians. Lots of people want to push their beliefs on others from religion to politics, and even sports!
2007-03-19 11:25:39 · answer #1 · answered by siddoly 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
When you say that someone's forcing their beliefs on you, it doesn't mean that you have no choice but to accept them. It means that the person is not allowing your view point to be included in the conversation.
So the Christians here who just tell the rest of us that we're wrong are 'forcing their beliefs on us.' It's a figure of speech, so think of it as indirect rather than literal.
Or the way that you start out asking a reasonable question about a tricky point. But you wind up espousing your personal theology as if it were the only truth. It's your truth, not a universal.
2007-03-19 18:29:02 · answer #2 · answered by The angels have the phone box. 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I don't feel I am being forced exactly, not as things stand to day. But there is an important sense in which Christians (of a certain stripe) are forcing us because they believe we will go to hell if we do not accept Jesus. "
Choose the delicious, wonderful food or die of food poisoning" is a very off-putting way of showing love.
2007-03-19 18:27:11 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
"we just do our job by extending an invitation..."
Oh - you guys sometimes go a little further than a simple invite. You have to understand that when people start attempting to legislate prayer in schools, law by the Ten Commandments, abstinance education, teaching ID alongside evolution --- these people are attempting to force their theology on others.
Many people who aren't Christian are no longer Christian because they were Christian at one time. We've been there and done that. You can extend the invitation all you like, but when we say no - no means no. But I totally respect your right to believe what you wish.
2007-03-19 18:24:13 · answer #4 · answered by swordarkeereon 6 · 5⤊ 1⤋
Quite right on all counts.
What I believe is that since passivists renounce violence in all forms, then certain words become violence to them. Therefore to suggest that they are WRONG and try to rectify it by offering the truth of Jesus, not only are you telling them that they are wrong (issuing a judgment) but you are attempting to replace their truth with Jesus' truth.
The simple explanation is these people dont know the true meaning of the word "force." They should try spending a few months in a Muslim country trying to preach their atheism. Theyll learn what "force" is all about.
2007-03-19 18:32:32 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Truly, you can't "force" anyone to believe anything they don't believe.
I think they are more concerned that we (Christians) have a voice in what laws are passed and what laws are not passed, and they dislike that.
I'm very sorry, but as long as I have the right to vote, I will do so. Sometimes the vote goes against me....for instance I did NOT vote for Bush, but we got him anyhow.
(Anybody who really thinks there is no prayer in school has never been there during final exams....)
2007-03-19 18:29:44 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Because most Christians who truely try to spread their religion, are pushed away, so they resort to shoving it down their throats. They also misinterpret the "urgency" that drives people to go out and try convert people. They think it means that it will look bad for them in Heaven, but it really just means that we have no idea when the 2nd coming is. They just don't get the concept of free will.
2007-03-19 18:27:24 · answer #7 · answered by Maureen 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I've often felt that as well! As a Christian, i have never wanted any person to feel that I was overwhelming them with the Gospel. Please understand that we are simply sharing what we consider to be Good News. In this day and time, a little Good News can go a long way. i like to think of it as recharging my Spiritual Battery with God Almighty! God Bless You All! May Peace and Love be yours through the Everlasting Mercy of Christ Jesus!
2007-03-19 18:28:18 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
because the Christians are running the country. church and state are no longer separate. non Christians don't want to be asked to join the Christians. i personally don't like to hear about who you guys think are going to hell. you go into a church the first thing you hear is a religious guy judging some group of people.
2007-03-19 18:33:28 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
because you go beyond extending the invitation. extending the invitation doesn't include words that are hostile and demand permanency. telling us what is and that there is no other way than what you believe is just as bad as us doing the same to you. in the end, it's all up to us, but using words that define your beliefs as infinitive are not helpful to your cause.
2007-03-19 18:25:11 · answer #10 · answered by Shellular Kellular 6 · 5⤊ 1⤋