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magnifier661 said:
What are the conflicting information?
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from another source in the same paragraph -

Islam is the world’s fastest-growing religion by number of conversions each year
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So regardless if India is mainly Hindu, doesn't mean they won't convert to Christianity.
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Regardless if Great Britain was mostly Christian, or Japan was mostly Shintu/Buddhist, it doesn't mean they won't convert to mostly atheist/agnostic. those things are actually happening.

No doubt Christianity has spread in certain areas, certainly historically more than any other religious segment, but there is nothing unique or special about it in that regard.
 
crowTrobot said:
from another source in the same paragraph -
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Yes because they quoted the Guinness book of world records.


Regardless if Great Britain was mostly Christian, or Japan was mostly Shintu/Buddhist, it doesn't mean they won't convert to mostly atheist/agnostic. those things are actually happening.

No doubt Christianity has spread in certain areas, certainly historically more than any other religious segment, but there is nothing unique or special about it in that regard.
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Ahhh, but you refuted that they would choose Christianity because "Hindus would disagree". Yet, I explained that Christianity is growing in India; which you again refuted by bringing up Muslims being the fastest growing faith. All accounts were you throwing darts at a board hoping something would stick. The fact is you were wrong in all accounts.
 
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magnifier661 said:
Ahhh, but you refuted that they would choose Christianity because "Hindus would disagree".
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I said Hindus would disagree with your implication that choosing to believe in God and trying to find the correct path leads to the Christian God. Obviously it frequently doesn't.
 
At times, I wish I had the peace and comfort that comes with having Faith. I lack that part of the brain, and have since I first remember sitting in a church pew or going to CCD.
 
NewsSource said:
At times, I wish I had the peace and comfort that comes with having Faith. I lack that part of the brain, and have since I first remember sitting in a church pew or going to CCD.
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Maybe you should give it another go. Think about your life and the various relationships you've been in. If you gave up on relationships from that first failed one, you would never have met your soul mate today.

I've failed on many relationships, yet I finally found the one that became my should mate
 
crowTrobot said:
I said Hindus would disagree with your implication that choosing to believe in God and trying to find the correct path leads to the Christian God. Obviously it frequently doesn't.
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You think? Maybe they wouldn't... Do you know enough Hindus to support your claim? You make it seem factual. I'm curious what evidence you have to support your claim.
 
unless they are talking about the original foriegn(latin? hebrew? dont know) text, some peoples literal interpretation of the bible, and the belief that it is "gods word" is weird

in this way, things such as the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Living_Translation, should be seen as heresy, no? man rewording the infallible word of god?

it was written on paper by man, translated by man, re-translated, dumbed down, and wrapped with a bow... but it is gods word? its like the longest game of telephone ever, being quoted as gods infallible word.

ive always found that odd
 
It's interesting how many of us in the OT Forum are Jews . . .

We like to debate. (Or, as my wife my say, argue!)
 
3RA1N1AC said:
unless they are talking about the original foriegn(latin? hebrew? dont know) text, some peoples literal interpretation of the bible, and the belief that it is "gods word" is weird

in this way, things such as the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Living_Translation, should be seen as heresy, no? man rewording the infallible word of god?

it was written on paper by man, translated by man, re-translated, dumbed down, and wrapped with a bow... but it is gods word? its like the longest game of telephone ever, being quoted as gods infallible word.

ive always found that odd
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I believe this has been debated so many times. I've shared the same concern as you. I feel that the word was inspired by God through man.

I do reference the Bible as I would, referencing it like inspired concepts from other great minds. I also don't believe it's as literal as other Christians. I think God's word is within us, since I believe each and everyone of us have God's spirit. If we are connected, why couldn't God speak to us through spirit?

My ideology goes against the Christian grain, but I believe I don't need the Bible to explain how much God loves me. I feel it everyday...
 
You know, Buddhists don't believe in God per se, at least not some all-knowing wise man in the sky. As I understand it, they say there is no God, because we are all God, all part of the divine, all co-creators.

The American Indians called it The Great Spirit.

I think both of those are closer to truth than some anthropomorphic God who likes only a few people who believe in one particular prophet or another.
 
magnifier661 said:
I believe this has been debated so many times. I've shared the same concern as you. I feel that the word was inspired by God through man.

I do reference the Bible as I would, referencing it like inspired concepts from other great minds. I also don't believe it's as literal as other Christians. I think God's word is within us, since I believe each and everyone of us have God's spirit. If we are connected, why couldn't God speak to us through spirit?

My ideology goes against the Christian grain, but I believe I don't need the Bible to explain how much God loves me. I feel it everyday...
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thats super legit in my eyes. make your own god, your own connection, as it best fits you. use everything there is to know (from every religion), everything that interests you, and take nothing you dont feel suits you as gospel. and use it to make your world, and in effect, the entire world, a better place.
 
searching for anything will lead you to the prominent one of them more often than any other.
 
crowTrobot said:
You're saying maybe Hindus would agree with you that searching for God leads to Christianity.
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I would say the converted Hindus would say yes. I know a few that tell me the movement in India is very successful. How many Hindus you know converted from Christianity?
 
3RA1N1AC said:
searching for anything will lead you to the prominent one of them more often than any other.
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My thoughts exactly... I'm sure there will be many that don't flow to Christianity, but I have confidence in my faith and only ask for a chance to prove it to anyone.
 
magnifier661 said:
How many Hindus you know converted from Christianity?
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I can say with confidence, there are no male Hindus who converted from Christianity. Because males cannot convert to Hinduism. Only females can marry into Hinduism, or males must be born into Hinduism.
 
Eastoff said:
I can say with confidence, there are no male Hindus who converted from Christianity. Because males cannot convert to Hinduism. Only females can marry into Hinduism, or males must be born into Hinduism.
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Which is odd. When the great conversion took place thousand of years ago, men would need to be converted.
 
Stevenson said:
It's interesting how many of us in the OT Forum are Jews . . .

We like to debate. (Or, as my wife my say, argue!)
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Reminds me of an old bit of Jewish humor

4 elderly Jewish men are sitting down together for a beverage.
The first man says "Oy Gevalt". A few minutes pass and the second man shakes his head and says "Nu!". Ten more minutes pass at which time the third man says "Oy Vey!". The fourth elderly man immediately stands up and says "If you don't stop talking politics, I'm leaving!"
 
Further said:
Reminds me of an old bit of Jewish humor

4 elderly Jewish men are sitting down together for a beverage.
The first man says "Oy Gevalt". A few minutes pass and the second man shakes his head and says "Nu!". Ten more minutes pass at which time the third man says "Oy Vey!". The fourth elderly man immediately stands up and says "If you don't stop talking politics, I'm leaving!"
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Guess you had to be there....
 
A Catholic, a Protestant and a Jew are discussing tithing. They draw a circle in chalk on the pavement below them.

The Catholic says: "We should take the money and throw it in the air, and whatever lands inside the circle, we give to God."

The Protestant says: "No, we should throw it in the air and whatever lands outside the circle we give to God."

The Jew says: “No, we throw it in the air; whatever God wants, He keeps!”
 
Denny Crane said:
A Catholic, a Protestant and a Jew are discussing tithing. They draw a circle in chalk on the pavement below them.

The Catholic says: "We should take the money and throw it in the air, and whatever lands inside the circle, we give to God."

The Protestant says: "No, we should throw it in the air and whatever lands outside the circle we give to God."

The Jew says: “No, we throw it in the air; whatever God wants, He keeps!”
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Lmao!!! Now that's funny!
 
God never keeps any because he doesn't exist.
 
I spoke the truth, I didn't make a joke.

But it was the point of the joke.
 
So, God is not dead but Robin Williams is?

Too bad, Robin Williams was a lot more fun.

barfo
 
George Burns is dead. He was God.
 
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