This has probably been answered, but I disagree with you strongly. Most missionaries that I have met, and most I have heard of, don't play fair.
They exchange needed life saving goods and services for conversion. Don't convert, then go ahead and die. Even if it is a tenet of their faith, don't push it at me. Or if you do, be ready for a backlash, since it is a tenant of mine to resist such "attacks". Jerry Johnson >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 03/28/03 12:23PM >>> I don't see how this is different that saying "I hate all Jews that worship on Saturday and wear Yarmulkes (sp?)". Being a missionary is a calling that these people have from their Divine creator, and is it is a tenet of the Christian religion that the word be spread. If you don't think it's "Christian" to be this way then think of the alternative in a Christian's mind: Eternal Damnation after death. Do you have enough information to say that they're forcing people to be Christian? I don't think anybody is forced to be a Christian or Jew, or Muslim, or whatever, in their mind. Missionary work is a blessing to many of those converted. The religion is intended for everybody but not everybody takes it, and nobody is forced to (the Medival Crusades excluded). Matthew Small IT Supervisor Showstopper National Dance Competitions 3660 Old Kings Hwy Murrells Inlet, SC 29576 843-357-1847 http://www.showstopperonline.com -----Original Message----- From: Michael Dinowitz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 28, 2003 11:59 AM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: Christian vs. Muslim On one hand I hate missionary scum. I think they should all be hung by their gentiles until they decide to leave other peoples religions alone. On the other hand, sending missionaries to Iraq will simply lend more credence to the Arabs propaganda that this is another crusade. On the third hand, I say let them go. When the local populace kills them for trying to convert them then maybe they'll get a clue. Please note that the above is due to my extreme dislike of missionaries, many of whom have it as their personal mission to convert my people to another religion. I'm not going into whose religion is right or anything in that area. I just don't think that people should be going around saying "worship MY God, yours is wrong" or "worship the one God MY way as yours is wrong" or any way they want to say it. As for the members of the community that are missionaries, they have never tried to convert me in any way, shape, or form and I have not tried to remove their faith through debate. It's a nice balance. :) > I heard something interesting on NPR today. Samaritan's Purse, a > christian charity run by Franklin Graham, son of Billy Graham, will be > sending missionaries to Iraq. Unfortunately Franlkin has been very > outspoken against the muslim religion. So how will the affect the > perception that this work is about christians vs muslims, a viewpoint > held by a some muslim leaders. Should we restrict who can go in there > during this time? > > Marlon > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
