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Well that's because they do.Yep then they say believers are trying to push stuff onto them.Arguing with non believers online turns from debate, to defending your beliefs that you hold dear and your faith that you put your life on against endless bashing.
I don't want any parts of it. Because a lot of people who jump into the debates aren't there for a debate. They're there to slip in their two slick jabs to try to get a rise out of someone.
What you do in your mind or your home is up to you; what I do in my mind and my home is up to me.
Right?
"I believe (insert belief here), and as such, in my house, we (insert practice here)."
That's not pushing your belief on anyone.
"I believe (insert belief here), and as such, in my house, we (insert practice here), and everyone else needs to do the same."
THAT'S... pushing your beliefs on someone else.
You're assuming all Christians do that though. Thats ignorance.
Thats just like some white couple assuming that the black guy walking behind them is going to rob them, just because he is black. All based on stereotypes that they have pre-programmed in their mind about black people.
Thats what you're doing right now.. You're stereotyping Christians.
And whats sad is, you should know better considering you used to be one of us. You should know that all of us aren't that way. Were you that way? Did you force your religion off on others? Because if you're answer is "no I wasn't that way", then you're contradicting yourself.
If you weren't that way, you should know that you weren't the only one who wasn't.
Because according to your statement, I am led to assume that if thats what you believe Christians do, thats what you practiced at one point, am I not?
So, at what point did you change?
As Christians, we are to share the good book and the word of God. Sharing the light to others does not mean forcing them to see the light. That is a humanly flaw that is misinterpreted by a lot of people. Some people think that they have to CHANGE people, or it is their job to make as many people Christians as possible, as if we're making commission on every soul we save. Thats not the case. IF you share the word of God with your brother, and he does not accept it, then that is his decision and his fate will be left up to the father.
While I agree, there are a lot of things screwed up with the mentalities of organized religion; faith on the other hand has never been flawed. Your faith is between you, the father, the son, and the holy spirit. Organized religion is the congregation of man to worship. If you don't like the way the MAN you are worshiping with goes about his business, find a new place to worship. Nobody is forcing you to be around Christians that you feel aren't genuine or have practices that you don't agree with, such as forcing religion onto others. That is when you find a new church, or worship in your own home. Surround yourself with different people of faith. Ones who feel the same way about God as you and practices worship and follows their faith similar to yours.
Its always amazing to me how people write off God based on what man does.
But hey, like I said, I'm not trying to get into an online debate about my faith. You believe what you believe, and I believe what I believe. And I know neither of us will budge, so..... Yeah....