Proselytizing

[steve_bank]

Not belabor the point. It is primarily Christians who see atheists as a threat and people to be changed. There us a saying in Evangelical Christianity, convent the world one person at a time. You are not going to turn the tangle and make the issue about atheists.

That is why they go to places like North Korea and Russia for that matter. There are Christians who are persona non grata in Russia. The Russian Orthodox Churn works to maintain control of religion. It took years for Billy Graham to get permission to put on his show.

I never got that impression from Jews and American Muslims I knew.

Putting into perspective in regards to the wide spectrum to which many various groups or individuals, calling themselves Christians. Christianity (the type as "according to Jesus") does not see atheists as a threat at all , different from the groups like in your example: the type that "preaches for profit" etc..

if THERE WAS AN HISTORICAL JESUS, ONLY A FEW SOUND BITES ARE IN THE GODPELS FROM WHICH CHRISTIANS DERVIE AN ENTIRE THEOLOGY BY INTERPRETAION AND EXTRAPOLATION.
CHRISTIANS EACH AND EVERY ONE ALL SEEM TO SAY THEY JUST KNOW WHAT GOD AND JESYS WANTS WHEN IT IS NOT EXPLCIT IN SCRIPTURE.

BY YOUR EASONONG JESUS SAID NOTHING ABOUT ABORTION. SO IT IS NOT AN ISSUE.


FROMMTHE STORY j\JESUS AS A Jew WAS DOOMED FROM THE STRT. HE CHALLENGED THE JEWISH POWER ELITE AND CALLED THEM OUT. THE ELITE THEN WERE THE CORPORATE OLIGARCY OF TODAY.

ON THE DAY I EXPECT WALKING AROUND JERUSALEM REFUTING TGOD, THE FLOOD MYTH, AND THE CREATIONMYTH WOULD GET YOU INTO TROUBLE. JEWUISH MORALITY OF THE DAY WAS AKIN TO THE CONSERVATIVE MUSLIMS OF TODAY AND SHARIA LAW. YOU DO NOT MESS WITH RELIGION IN MUSLIM MAJORITY COUNTRIES, DO SO AT YOUR OWN RISK.



some IN jEUSLALEM GOINF AROUND REFYTING THE tORAH FOR SAY THE Noah OR CREATION MYTH WOULD LIKELY NOT LIVE VERY LONG.

 

[Worldtraveller]

You do realize that this is a discussion board and not a platform for religious proselytization only don't you

No I don't understand that.

Please explain the difference between atheists telling me I'm wrong about God and me telling atheists they are wrong about God. (Or have the intellectual integrity to admit that you prefer asymmetric rules of engagement such that "discussion board" means one-sided echo chamber and that Christians are expected to be adequately humble in the presence of their betters and obsequious when spoken to.)

I might be more understanding if this was a discussion board where the topic was "non-stamp collecting" or "the hair colour called baldness".

I might be more understanding if there was an ongoing problem with threads about sport constantly being derailed by preachers saying how sport reminds them of 1st Corinthians 9:24.
Or threads about culinary topics getting spammed by preaching about loaves and fishes and how God fills the hungry with good things.

My goodness. Is it that you don't understand what a discussion board is or is it that you don't understand what a discussion is?

In a discussion where the two parties have very different views, each can state their position and then a discussion moves into each presenting support for their view and challenging the other to support the other's view. That is how discussions happen. You seem to be taking any non acceptance of your views (beliefs) as a personal attack when the actual problem is that you have offered no or very weak support for those views (beliefs) so no reason to accept them.

Dude, this isn't a war. You are entitled to your beliefs but if you want to convince others that there is compelling logical reason they should be accepted by others then you need to make a compelling logical argument for them. "It says so in the Bible" is not a compelling logical argument unless you are in a discussion with someone who already accepts the Bible as infallible truth.

Also, either Lion is being very dishonest here, or has never participated on a mostly xian discussion forum.

I'm not even sure how many are still around, but I suspect they probably are. Theology web, xianforums, and several others had sub forums that were the only ones that atheists were allowed to post 'controversial' content. And even then, many atheists would still get banned for posting you know, actual evidence.

As usual, xian whining about persecution is all projection.

 

[steve_bank]

Recent experience/ Power went out in Seattle and our backup henerator failed. A group of people congregated in the lobby area. A woman stred going around telling people in wheel chairs if they belived in god strong enough they could get up and walk.

Others chimed in. 'praise god-Jesus' and the like uttered.

 

[Rhea]

Recent experience/ Power went out in Seattle and our backup henerator failed. A group of people congregated in the lobby area. A woman stred going around telling people in wheel chairs if they belived in god strong enough they could get up and walk.

Others chimed in. 'praise god-Jesus' and the like uttered.

I’m gonna go out on a limb and guess it didn’t work...
(Pun intended)

 

[ideologyhunter]

There's a harrowing book called A Strange and Blighted Land which tells the story of the aftermath of Gettysburg -- not the three days of battle but the appearance of the battlefield after the armies withdrew, the ghastly number of corpses, the plight of the wounded. One scene I can't forget describes a barn converted into a hospital, which was quickly crowded with wounded young men with all manner of horrible injuries. The shrieks and moaning went on day and night. Into this barn came a preacher, who began to pray for all the men in a loud voice. After a bit of this, one of the patients couldn't stand it anymore and began to cuss out the preacher, yelling a 'Damn you!' and telling him to get the hell out. He was joined by a loud chorus of the men, who were in no mood to hear about the goodness of God and how he cares for us. He retreated in the face of their defiance and anger.

 

[Rhea]

There's a harrowing book called A Strange and Blighted Land which tells the story of the aftermath of Gettysburg -- not the three days of battle but the appearance of the battlefield after the armies withdrew, the ghastly number of corpses, the plight of the wounded. One scene I can't forget describes a barn converted into a hospital, which was quickly crowded with wounded young men with all manner of horrible injuries. The shrieks and moaning went on day and night. Into this barn came a preacher, who began to pray for all the men in a loud voice. After a bit of this, one of the patients couldn't stand it anymore and began to cuss out the preacher, yelling a 'Damn you!' and telling him to get the hell out. He was joined by a loud chorus of the men, who were in no mood to hear about the goodness of God and how he cares for us. He retreated in the face of their defiance and anger.

Guess he found a whole lot of atheists in the foxhole, hunh.

 

[Elixir]

Sitting around a friend's house near Estes Park... summertime, front door wide open... and through the screen door the JWs showed up (2 as always). They asked if they could come in... "okay" says my friend, who had an M1 carbine completely taken apart on the kitchen table. The JWs started their pitch, and with every proposition and statement he was nodding in assent, saying "um huh". All the while meticulously reassembling the carbine. With such a warm reception, the JWs ramped up the presentation, getting more and more excited. The carbine was almost back together when they wrapped it up with The Question - "So, are you ready to accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior?" They were virtually drooling. Without looking up, my friend delivered his answer in the same exact deadpan tone with which he had been agreeing with everything they had said for 25 minutes: "No."
They were visibly shocked - "Why not??"
At that point he stood up, slammed mag into the now-complete M1, brandished it at them and yelled "I'M JEWISH!"

I didn't know that anyone in a suit and black dress shoes could run so fast - almost broke the screen door off its hinges. I thought I was gonna die!

 

[Worldtraveller]

I started college at Embry Riddle in Prescott, AZ. I was renting a room at a great place on ~3 acres. They had horses, goats, a small pack of dogs, and a really smart african grey parrot that had a really impressive vocabulary.

I was using the kitchen table to do my homework, and as usual, Alex the parrot was sitting on my shoulder. The doorbell rang, and when I opened the door, Alex said, very clearly, and with perfect timing, "Hello, shithead." They looked at each other, looked at the parrot (I don't think they even made eye contact with me) and one of them blurted 'have a nice day' as they turned around and fast walked towards their bikes....