Originally posted by lil bitchiness
ZOMG dere ar pplz in me komp tryna covrt meh!lulz!!!
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Internet is a tool of communication. It is as legitimate as other means of preaching.
Good, lil b, here's a cookie.
For all other people I suppose we realize that it is not only a question whether one should preach on the internet.
Originally posted by Bardock42
It makes sense though. Cause...that's what Christians believe in and the point is about what the bible says, so who better than the bible?You make it seem like it is stupid or pointless to find ridiculous bible quotes and make points about them, well, it's not.
Not pointless, especially for a believer.
But this in particular highlights the contradictory nature of many quotes. My point is that with something as long and vague as the Bible, you can find quotes to justify any position, and often contradictory positions. Non-believers love posting the contradictions and reveling in them, while believers love countering that it requires proper interpretation (usually their denomination's interpretation). I just try to point out the phenomenon so that people will see the futility of it.
Originally posted by DigiMark007
Not pointless, especially for a believer.But this in particular highlights the contradictory nature of many quotes. My point is that with something as long and vague as the Bible, you can find quotes to justify any position, and often contradictory positions. Non-believers love posting the contradictions and reveling in them, while believers love countering that it requires proper interpretation (usually their denomination's interpretation). I just try to point out the phenomenon so that people will see the futility of it.
I am sure most people that have visited the Religion forum more than once have noticed such a trend, still, for both sides it is not necessarily futile.
Originally posted by Bardock42
I am sure most people that have visited the Religion forum more than once have noticed such a trend, still, for both sides it is not necessarily futile.
Apparently not, since it continues.
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Anyway, internet prosthelytism. Hmm...my spellcheck is telling me I spelled "pros..." wrong. But I'd love to see conversion rates to different denominations via internet dialogue. Maybe it's the new door-to-door evangelism. But more likely it's not terribly successful. Come to think of it, neither is door-to-door (though I'd welcome in Mormons any day...it would be fun chatting with them).
It's really just a reminder to me that 99% of any denomination's adherents come from family lineage, passed down from parents to children. 99% is arbitrary of course, just meant to represent a large majority. I don't have exact figures. No wonder Christians generally abhor birth control. I'd love to see them level the playing field and have to recruit their followers from other faiths (or non-faiths). It would certainly be more of a challenge, and evangelism would doubtless take on a more urgent tone.
Originally posted by DigiMark007
It's really just a reminder to me that 99% of any denomination's adherents come from family lineage, passed down from parents to children. 99% is arbitrary of course, just meant to represent a large majority. I don't have exact figures. No wonder Christians generally abhor birth control. I'd love to see them level the playing field and have to recruit their followers from other faiths (or non-faiths). It would certainly be more of a challenge, and evangelism would doubtless take on a more urgent tone.
In the United States, 75% of Christians teens leave the faith after high school.