2007-11-13 02:16:00 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I support them if they are preaching and teaching the word of God. Our church supports many missionaries.
2007-11-13 02:22:50 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 5⤋
It seems all Christians consider themselves to be "true Christians" and anyone who holds views that vary much from their own not to be "true Christians". If you don't believe me try asking a question about whether or not JW's or Mormons are true Christians. In Acts 17 we read of the Bereans who "searched the scriptures daily" to see if the things they were taught were really biblical. Quiet often this is where problems begin, someone actually reads the bible and realizes that a large part of what they have been taught is incorrect. So what does the true Christian do then? He goes looking for something closer to the truth. Unfortunately it sometimes appears to other "true Christians" that he has left the faith and is no longer a true Christian. Its also common for someone to become atheist after studying the bible. I tend to blame Christianity for this because it would seem that if the bible had been taught correctly to start with this would not have happened.
2016-05-22 23:00:46 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think that missionaries refer to anyone as "heathens" and longer. Indigenous, bot not heathens. Missionaries do work that others wouldn't dream of, so give them some respect. I'm not saying that all of them are perfect, some take advantage of the people they are supposed to be helping - they have in the past. Now these groups are monitored and guided to do good for those in need. And if they do work in the Name of The Lord, and the people accept the help in the Name of The Lord, there is no problem. They don't have to convert, but they will pretend to in order to survive.
2007-11-13 02:30:08 · answer #3 · answered by Hot Coco Puff 7 · 3⤊ 3⤋
There is no one true faith. Just a multitude of ongoing membership campaigns by various religious camps.
Indigenous peoples should be left alone. In fact, many are consciously trying to avoid contact with the outside world lest it destroy their traditional folkways.
To speak of "true faith" is to make a political, not a spiritual statement. Blind monotheistic conceit is appalling... and quite scary.
2007-11-15 03:47:15 · answer #4 · answered by Mike H. 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can't help but wonder whether the money put to a sending a Missionary out there and supporting them could just be spent on food, clean water and schools.
2007-11-13 02:40:08 · answer #5 · answered by Neil G 5 · 4⤊ 1⤋
No, absolutely not.
I'm Jewish and I think they should just get on with their own lives and respect the rights of other faiths. It is arrogant in the extreme of Christian missionaries to try and ram their beliefs down others' throats.
And especially infuriating are the ones who call themselves 'messianic jews'. They claim to represent Judaism, and then preach beliefs that directly contradict the very ethos of the Jewish faith.
2007-11-13 02:30:20 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
I don't. It used to be done with a stick (or should I say sword?) but now it's a carrot (charity, etc.). And how about missionaries trying to convert other Christians (Catholics for example) into their particular church? How does that make any sense?
2007-11-13 02:33:31 · answer #7 · answered by Evocatus 4 · 4⤊ 1⤋
I believe in offering them the option - otherwise all they will get from the West is exploitation and environmental destruction - which is what your average secular state will give them whether they receive the faith or not.
An illuminating contrast is between what the church, in the shape of the Jesuits, achieved in South America in the "Reducciones" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesuit_Reductions "The Guaraní society was possibly the first in history to be entirely literate"
and what the secular Spanish Crown did once it had kicked the Jesuits out of their missions. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guarani_War
Edit: Ah, negative ratings. Must have struck a nerve, challenged someone's prejudices. What fun!
2007-11-13 02:22:46 · answer #8 · answered by greenshootuk 6 · 1⤊ 3⤋
There is no one true faith.
All the different religious groups claim that they have the one true faith. Only one of them can be right and I`d go for the no true faith myself..
2007-11-13 04:21:07 · answer #9 · answered by Terry M 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No I wholly disagree (am an atheist anyway). I do think that they do some good charitable work but I would rather give my money to an organisation with no religious bias.
2007-11-14 03:18:53 · answer #10 · answered by susie03 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No, they should be ashamed of themselves so much that they sit in a dark room until they shuffle off this mortal coil.
2007-11-13 07:16:10 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋