Actually it was the missionaries who were buring Indians at stake... Matthew Small writes:
> Well, what can I say, I'm sure you're right about the Spanish and the > Indians. But we're talking about missionaries, not Conquistadors. > > I would expect in third-world countries the chance of encountering a > Christian atmosphere is nil unless you meet a missionary, so how could > somebody be expected to interested in it unless you are provided the > opportunity? > > Also, David Koresh was weirdo Christian... Jim Jones was a weirdo > Christian... Osama Bin Laden is a weirdo Muslim... I'm sure there are > plenty of religious weirdos out there. Providing evidence of one > doesn't make the religion any less valid on a general scale. > > And this isn't intended to piss anybody off either. I just felt the > need to defend my own religion. > > 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: John Stanley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, March 28, 2003 12:28 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Christian vs. Muslim > > >>and nobody is forced to (the Medival Crusades > >>excluded). > > Except for the indians converted by the Spanish missionaries in south > america for the sole reason of making them liable for the laws of the > Spanish Empire. > > I'm not saying this to piss you or anyone off. It is the truth. If > people > were interested enough in a religion, then they should go to the source > and > ask about it, not the other way around. > > >> 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. > > David Koresh thought his calling from God was that he was the lamb of > god.... > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Matthew Small [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, March 28, 2003 12:23 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Christian vs. Muslim > > > 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
