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- whatever works for the individual -- some people need Jesus, it seems. Some don't.
- but on the other hand, they feel compelled (by the Great Commission of Matthew 24) to convert the world so that everybody will feel the bliss they feel. This is a source of much evil in the world because so many want to evangelize and convert the world even if the world doesn't want converted.
posted by
Xeno-x
on May 11, 2007 at 1:43 PM
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Talion - and many of these people don't realize that their feigned concern
for the spiritual well being of others is more about them than it is about their targets.
What other reason can there be for a stranger to demonstrate a concern for the spiritual well being of another stranger but self affirmation? It wouldn't occur to the vast majority of these people to enquire as to the physical or material needs of strangers, even if those needs are apparent.
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gomedome
on May 11, 2007 at 10:47 AM
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gomedome
The idea of recruitment in and of itself doesn't bother me. It's the idea (sometimes silently implied, sometimes bluntly stated) of the kind of person I must be because I'm not a believer. I can take the "you may be happy now, but this will make you happier" versions. Those aren't inherently as insulting. It's the "you're spiritually lost and too dumb to know it" holier-than-thou hard sells that get under my skin. However, the worst of all is pity. That usually gets a not-so-nice reaction from me. Of course that does more harm than good. Such a response only proves to them how
right they are. It's a no-win situation.
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Talion
on May 11, 2007 at 10:15 AM
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