Unless the intention is to bring people of different beliefs closer together, engaging in this kind of "my religion is better than yours" debate just damages the credibility of both sides. Personally, I was raised and still am a practicing Catholic. I was taught that you lead by example and that your faith should shine through your actions everyday. The constant proselytizing by some of the more fundamentalist denominations makes me VERY uncomfortable. People often try to pass off mis-information and controversial bible interpretations as truth with the admonishment that you're going to hell if you don't convert (often stated as "you NEED to be saved"). IMHO, that's God's choice and he can do anything he wants.
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