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it seems that many (not all) christians feel that when their country doesn't allow one religion (theirs) to considered above all other religions, that they're being oppressed, or discriminated against.
why did their religion evolve to such a state that they feel superior to every one else? is this one of the ways christianity recruits new members, it promises them a sense of entitlement?
2007-09-20 05:14:16 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
as you can see by my answer to her Q, i was pretty ticked. in fact, that is the most ticked i have ever been in R&S
2007-09-20 05:32:38 · update #1
angel - did you even read what you wrote?
2007-09-20 05:33:58 · update #2
knight - when did i ever say "all". i said "many (not all)"
2007-09-20 05:35:08 · update #3
This may come across as rude and I don't intend for it to be but its for the same reason that the people in the US generally feel their way of life is superior to everyone elses, and that they don't have to learn about any other cultures.
They've had too much power for far too long.
Remember, power corrupts.
Christians have gone hundreds of years where they don't have to be understanding, they don't have to learn about others, they don't have to become educated about the world, they don't have to tolerate. But the world is changing and people are no longer willing to tolerate such behavior.
The thing is that the change has come so fast, after thousands of years of superiority, that Christians are having a hard time adapting to the change and are fighting it tooth and nail while desperately trying to ignore the truth around them.
Christianity promises comfortable lies. Thats how it recruits. Though Christianity is losing more and more members as people wise up to the lies and become sick of it.
The world has changed and Christianity has outlived its usefulness. There will always be members of Christianity just as there are people that practice Druidism, but they are on the cusp of losing their power.
It was only a matter of time. Nothing lasts forever. And the corruption of the Christian church is ending.
2007-09-20 05:25:52 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
I just wanted to say that, as a christian I do not feel like I am better than anyone else. I know that I have found the truth, and pray that others find the truth too. I do not understand what you mean by entitlement though. What I get from being a christian is eternal life when I die, but here on earth we get just what everyone else does but I don't stress out over things that people who do not know that Jesus is in charge stress over. It is a personal thing and I do not criticize others for their beliefs even when they differ from mine. I tell people what I believe but do not judge....that's not my job!
I don't think you should say ALL Christians feel this or that cause you don't know what ALL Christians feel. Here in the USA I am allowed to worship my Lord however I please and do not try to stop others. Its called Freedom of Religion! I pray that one day all country's will have Freedom of Religion!
God Bless
I'm sorry I miss quoted you but I wouldn't even say many or most I would say some and they are misguided!
2007-09-20 05:28:51 · answer #2 · answered by knight_janette 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When one has got used to being the top dog, it is natural to be fearful when one is being pressed down.
Christianity has got quite used to being heavily integrated into the very education system in some places, and so when those places start to remove it from such, they fear that their religion is being attempted obliterated. They are, as it happens, forgetting that christianity can work entirely well enough in a private sense... even without the presence of actual church buildings.... let alone a presence in the education system.
You just need to remember that it is being considered subjectively, compared to the ways of the past rather than to the ways of other religious persuasions.
2007-09-20 05:24:22 · answer #3 · answered by Dire Badger 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I answered that one, too ... a little dramatic, really. People of many faiths are in the minority where they happen to live, and those in democracies at least seem to have no problem practicing their religion. The weird thing is, last I knew Christianity was still a majority religion in Canada, so what was all the drama about??
2007-09-20 05:22:06 · answer #4 · answered by Lee S 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
When you are in the majority, it is nearly impossible to see things from the minority's point of view. These people have no idea that, by neutralizing government, their own religious freedom is being protected. They fail to understand that religious freedom for all is a good thing. As religion is a private matter, not having it all over the public arena should not even be a problem.
2007-09-20 05:19:13 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
The whole basis of their religion is that they are superiour and they need to convert everyone to their religion.
When in reality that's not what Jesus was about at all. It's a sad irony.
It's evangelicals that are like this, not all Christians. The whole purpose of an evangelical is to convert others. Just like in a cult. Brainwash yourself, and brainwash others.
Anyway yeah, I never had a problem with a Catholic or a Methodist or any other Christian telling me I'm damned to hell if I don't believe what they believe , only Evangelicals.
2007-09-20 05:19:06 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I think your assessment is right on. It sounds to me that this woman is complaining because her religion, ostensibly Catholicism, isn't being given primary consideration the way she is used to it.
We have the same problem here in the US with fundamentalists. They go around hollering that prayer and God are being taken out of schools, but the fact is that anybody can pray in school if they want to. They just can't get up in front of the student body and force them to pray THEIR particular type of prayer to THEIR particular type of deity.
This ticks off fundamentalists royally.
I don't think this is a person being discriminated against -- it's only somebody's personal religious beliefs being relegated to their proper perspective.
2007-09-20 05:18:50 · answer #7 · answered by Acorn 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
It is simply human nature. Whenever any group (ethnic, political, religious, whatever) has had special privileges that have been taken away or extended to all in order to promote a more fair and just society, there have been cries of persecution or discrimination on the part of those people whose special privileges have been diluted.
It isn't persecution, it isn't discrimination.. It is the *removal* of discrimination.
But people don't give up power willingly.
2007-09-20 05:22:33 · answer #8 · answered by Raven's Voice 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-20 02:09:52 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
*sigh* They just think that what's right for them has to be right for anyone else, whether they like it or not. It's Good, so it needs to be the foundation of all thought and must be everywhere. Anything else is Evil.
CHRISTIAN, n.
One who believes that the New Testament is a divinely inspired book admirably suited to the spiritual needs of his neighbor. One who follows the teachings of Christ in so far as they are not inconsistent with a life of sin.
2007-09-20 05:22:09 · answer #10 · answered by KC 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋