How can Christians be so arrogant regarding tribal religions?

Question

Isn’t there just as much proof for the beliefs of tribal people living in remote areas of the globe as there is for Christian beliefs?

Answer 1

That is a good point. When the Europeans came to the already occupied Americas, the Christian missionaries weren't far behind. It wasn't long before they were forcing Christianity on cultures that had their own Spiritual beliefs for centuries, we all know well that turned out.
Christian missionaries did and continue to do the same thing in Africa and the Amazon region of South America. Robbing the people of their traditional beliefs, basically destroying them, their culture and their lives.
Christianity isn't for everyone. Most people already had their own Spiritual beliefs and had to be converted not by the superiority of the Christian God, but by the sword. This should tell you something.
Christians need to leave everyone else alone and let them have their own beliefs, they are just as valid as Christianity, maybe not as widely researched or documented, but just as valid to their believers.

Answer 2

I think it mostly stems from defensiveness and ignorance. We (Christians) are used to being bashed, too, so some Christians become very defensive about what they believe. Most Christians also aren't aware of the origins or beliefs of Islam or other "far-off" religions, so they spout off about things they don't know. Also, some of it stems from racism or misplaced anger (many "Christians" in America view Islam as the religion of terrorists, and therefore, it affects how they respond to those people... it should be noted that those "Christians" aren't living in a way that shows love for all mankind, which is what we believe is one of the two greatest commandments we're supposed to follow, so they aren't really representative of the Christian faith at all). Some people, myself included, know nothing about a lot of religions, not because we don't care to learn, but because it's not that easy to get an understanding person to answer our questions about what they believe. But at least we generally don't claim to know about it.

Answer 3

Proof of Christianity is often rejected such as the Universal Theology of the New Jerusalem by Emanuel Swedenborg

Answer 4

Define arrogant.
Why is it arrogant to hold a belief?
Don't we all have beliefs?
Don't we typically discount beliefs which disagree with our own?
Are you a bigot?
A hater?
Why are you so worried about the beliefs of other people?
Don't you have anything better to do but question the beliefs of others?
Get a job, start a hobby, volunteer your time. Do something constructive.

Answer 5

Not quiet. There is not documentation on tribal beliefs. There is more documentation on Christianity that any other subject ever studied. No one thing on this earth has ever has as much attention as Christianity. The next most studied subject is nowhere even close.

Answer 6

Hey, don't lump us all together. I'm a Christian (Catholic) and my belief is "to each his own". If somebody asks, then I'll talk. THe best way to spread the word is to be as Christlike as possible. When you do that, people eventually ask.

Answer 7

The proof is that tribal religions are pagan and based in Satanism.

Answer 8

NO, don't be ignorant. There is no proof that a giant turtle balances the world on its back which is what some native american tribes believe. There is proof however, that a man named Jesus lived which is at least more proof than the other. The rest is faith.

Answer 9

The problem is that Jesus said "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me."

Any Christian who is to remain true to God must believe this, and therefore reject as wickedness every other religion.

Answer 10

Who's to say they don't serve the same God as I do? God has many different names,but that doesn't change the fact that they are one and the same.