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Originally Posted by ZHereford  Very interesting, when did you convert to Christianity? |
Approximately 10th grade. I remember it was a summer and I was reflecting on the ideas of Children of the Mind. I created a mental model and extrapolated what God was in a way other Christians would boggle at (I can't quite describe how much I hate anthropomorphicism), and then started putting together an explanation for Jesus' resurrection.
I find Christians to be hypocrites my default, and it's annoying to be associated with them, so I don't call myself one.
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Originally Posted by Matthew Shea; As a Catholic myself, the way Evangelicals approach religious conversion makes me very uncomfortable. Yes the bible calls us to spread the good news, yaddah, yaddah, yaddah. I'm familiar with all those passages, but we shouldn't be forcing it down people's throats. My approach is much more geared toward leading by example and make God's word available. |
Well, I wasn't referring to the Evangelical denomination, but evangelism as a practice. (It also happens to be a marketing title; Guy Kawasaki, for instance, was an Apple Evangelist.) Catholics have their own... history of... questionable conversion techniques, which I'm sure you're at least somewhat aware of. It comes up regularly.
Refer to Ender's Game. The first step towards destroying someone is, in fact, understanding and loving them so deeply that they are you. There is no more insidious enemy than one's closest friend. For instance, you should not criticize a religion with religious scripture unless you've read it.