Surely there's no harm in seeing something from another person's perspective.
Before you point out how many christians are here, think about how few of them actually respect other people's religions and beliefs for what they are rather than attack them for being evil. Sorry to those who are not like that I know I am generalising.
2007-09-21 03:35:13 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Please get a dictionary and look up the differences between "discuss" and "persecute"
2007-09-21 03:44:44 · update #1
You are, but it's forgivable, it's hard not to generalize when you don't kow every single person in the Christian entity.
As for why they're afraid to discuss it, it's a matter of losing their salvation-at least it was to me. If I heard something that I liked from another religion, but it didn't gel with God's way of thinking, well then I was being sinful and my salvation was in jeapordy.
Better, then, to simply not discuss other religions at all and remove that temptation to get drawn into a conversation that could have detrimental effects on one's salvation.
(Un?)Fortunately for me, at age 15 I encountered a wiccan book aimed at teens which will go unnamed, and since then I guess I've been a terrible heathen witch. ~.^
2007-09-21 03:42:42 · answer #1 · answered by witchiebunny 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I do when I think I know something, so as I have investigated quite a lot of religions at a 'sampling' level I don't say much if anything on them. I have only given substantial thought to Christ, Judaism and Mohammedanism.
We can come across as very sure because we do have better validation I think than is available in any other religion that the christian message of salvation is God's salvation plan by God's own action: the gift of the Holy Spirit. He is God, but is only receivable when a person believes in Jesus (although He was active in Old Testament Judaism with some kings, prophets and priests).
2007-09-21 04:08:55 · answer #2 · answered by Cader and Glyder scrambler 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
As a Christian, I have always wanted to understand other people's religion. How may I otherwise emulate Paul and be everything to everyone -- in the sense that, we have to understand people to be able to empathize with them, to be able to show them how the Good News may benefit them.
Frankly, it is also interesting. Not so long ago, in an endeavor to do just that, I asked someone to teach me about their beliefs -- it turned out that from then on, all I got was continual attacks on the Bible.
So, it seems it is not so one-sided this inability to see things from others perspective.
2007-09-21 03:58:37 · answer #3 · answered by Fuzzy 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because they are weak minded and afraid. They are so convinced that christianity is the right way that they abandon the quest for knowledge.
It was .... after all..... eating from the tree of knowledge that got adam & even on god's bad side. That story alone represents the punishments given to those who attain the knowledge that only the "god" should possess. Putting that aside, why should they try to learn more when everything they need to know is in their favorite fairy tale book?
2007-09-21 03:44:09 · answer #4 · answered by DaveFrehley 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think it is unfair to point out one religion as being unopen to discuss. Why is it some atheist refuse to listen to a Chistian talk about their God? Because of one common reason. Atheist and Christians a like have the same fears and in the end we are all afriad to believe that maybe we were wrong.
2007-09-21 03:47:01 · answer #5 · answered by * 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I absolutely love to learn about all religions.
I really don't think I can make a honest decision about which religion I best fit, without all of the information.
I never called anyone evil or their religion, to do so without knowing about it is closed minded and ignorant.
2007-09-21 03:44:06 · answer #6 · answered by Jaye16 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm a christian and i don't feel that way. I think people who do respond that way are either new christians or they're just immature. There has been times where i've seen a christian give a response to something and my initial reaction is to whince and do the whole "ooh, i wish they hadn't of said that."
2007-09-21 03:48:00 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It would be like discussing how to commit suicide. They will all lead to death and none are profitable. Gods way is right. Religion is man made giving rules of conduct to deserve Gods favor. We will never deserve it but God gives us the free gift out of love not merit. I discuss to warn people away from the cults (Mormonism, Catholicism, JWs, Islam and so forth.) follow the bible and God will bless
2007-09-21 03:47:15 · answer #8 · answered by jesussaves 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
So are you asking a question then. I am not like that. i discuss other religions. However, It is not worth my energy and time to have a discussion with someone who is only trying to prove they are right. If they want to learn what is really true, I am glad to discuss. Usually though, most folks (christians or otherwise) tend to want to prove themselves to be right. It is human nature.
2007-09-21 03:43:27 · answer #9 · answered by epaphras_faith 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
For the same reason that a Yankees fan hates the Red Sox. It's all about who's "team" they're on. They are an ignorant bunch, who is largely afraid to entertain alternate scenarious out of fear that they might begin to question their "faith." And once a person begins to question their faith, it's just a matter of time before they realize what a joke their beliefs really are.
2007-09-21 03:42:27 · answer #10 · answered by tuberk768 5 · 3⤊ 3⤋