Originally posted by Mr Zero
Thats because you seem judgemental and backwash is not. Common fault amongst some religious types.
No, I don't see it cuz i've seen it happen the other way to much. NOt saying it can't ever happen the way BF is saying, cuz it can, i just feel that it happens the other way more often.
Originally posted by BackFire
I've found that most people will NOT try to convert the other person if they truley love them. They'll accept it as a trivial aspect of the other person and just enjoy their company and love them.
Thats very true...while you are just in a boyfriend/girlfriend relationship. You know where the most problmes arise, and why people dont date outside religion, or its forbiden..its when those people have children.
When they have children thats where the conflicts of other religions arise, because, each parent wants child to be their religion.
There are exceptions of course, but in many cases this becomes a huge problem.
Originally posted by Mr Zero
Do you understand what a percentage is ?Lets say (for e.g. to keep things simple) that out of a total of 1000 people 700 are Christian and 100 are atheists - (with the rest being chicken worshipers or some-such.)
so 25% of 700 = 175 weeping Christians damned to hell.
& 21% of 100 = 21 atheists ready to move on up.The Percentage is lower, the final amount of people is lower. Please tell me where this "that is far more" comes from because I'm having trouble with your math.
you do not understand statistics or calculus so it is hard to explain. Its along the lines of if i had a 70 percent majority and reduced it percentile wise to a ten percent value then weighed them together, the lower number even though it has less is taking a greater net loss to the larger number. I can't really explain it here because its more of a logic qustion coupled with a graphing calculattor and a chart.
Being "born a Christian" means nothing in the grand scheme of things. Being born into a Christian family doesnt make you a Christian any more than sitting in a garage makes you a car. so there.
i was born into a family with strong christian beliefs, so i do understand where you are coming from. to be perfectly honest i have had less and less interest in going to church, but i still have my beliefs, they have not waned, but i'm no priest. my girlfriends beliefs compliment rather than clash with mine, it helps me see certain things from a different point of view. it helps you see thiings in a different light, if she doesn't believe in my god then why should that make a difference, gods message was always of love, and i'm with the one i love, so i think that in itself will improve me as a human being.
Well, I'm a pagan.... a Viking style one.... I've dated a Hindu, several christians and two Christians, a few agnostics and one other pagan ( a wiccan...) One of the Christians kept trying to convert me, but the rest of them were fine.... as a pagan I recognise all gods as existing, so it's maybe a bit easier for me to accept a partner with alternative beliefs... like I've said in the past, I've got hundreds of gods... what's one more??
Originally posted by Fiery Eyes
I do disagree w/you, but thats ok, I thk at one point or another in the relationship it would cuz problems.