what would be your reaction if one of your fellow atheist friend or family turn to christianity
2007-12-18 07:56:45 · 35 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
does this count how many atheist we have in the christian forum
2007-12-18 08:04:11 · update #1
my bad religion forum
2007-12-18 08:04:29 · update #2
As long as they continued to leave me be, I have no issue with it. As an atheist, I have friends who are devout Christians, orthodox Jews, Muslim... it hardly matters where or if they pray as long as they are good people.
2007-12-18 08:02:34 · answer #1 · answered by misskate12001 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would feel happy for them , Some people arrived at the atheist position because that's where their intelligence and their conscience ultimately led them to .If that same intelligence and conscience leads them to Christianity or Buddhism or Judaism .then I say great because they followed a path that their hearts told them was the right path to follow.
The only thing that is constant about life is that it always changes.At one point in their lives Atheism may have been the right place to be and now and now something has changed and Atheism is no longer the right place to be -Christianity is
Hug them and wish them well on their journey and
keep yourself available as their friend.
2007-12-18 08:20:43 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would immediately inform them that they are going to burn in Hell!
Why should I care. I would likely ask a few questions just to be sure they had actually thought it through. Then basically ignore it. If they became a pest about their new religion I would likely avoid them until they wore the shine off of it, and could behave like a human again.
2007-12-18 08:05:12 · answer #3 · answered by Buke 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'd question to myself why they called them self an atheist in the first place, coming to the logical conclusion that they weren't really an atheist to begin with.
In their presence I'd discuss it with them if they were open to it, but then I'd go on to treat them like I do any other Christian. Every adult member of my family is Christian, so I'm accustomed to interacting with them cordially.
2007-12-18 08:09:46 · answer #4 · answered by I, Sapient 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would feel sorry for them. What would your reaction be if one of your friends or family turned to Islam or Hinduism or Buddhism or Zeus or Apollo or the FSM? You would probably think they had a deluded belief in something that didnt actually exist?
2007-12-18 08:09:07 · answer #5 · answered by Celestial Teapot 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would be curious as to why. I would probably ask them why. Aside from that, I wouldn't do much. That is a personal choice. Most of the people I know are Christian.
2007-12-18 08:01:33 · answer #6 · answered by Trina™ 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I've never know and educated atheist turn to mythology. It would be a sad day indeed if that did happen... more so if it were family.
Christianity is a lie... I would at least attempt to show them the truth about it, if they were someone I truly cared about.
2007-12-18 08:01:20 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
I'd wonder what they were smoking. It's fairly uncommon to go from Atheist to believer let alone to buy into Christianity.
But it's their life, not mine. They can believe anything they like as long as they don't try to make other people live by it.
2007-12-18 08:01:54 · answer #8 · answered by t_rex_is_mad 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
If it helps him or her be a better person and they still respect my beliefs than I am all for it. I have nothing against Christianity I just don't believe in any gods.
2007-12-18 08:01:05 · answer #9 · answered by NOJ 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Not much... many of those I know already are (well, technically they're Catholic, but close enough...)
I'd probably be interested in the reason why; I'm guessing it would be a good story if nothing else...
2007-12-18 08:05:29 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋