reading about christian missionaries, i thoguht to myself, why do these hindus in this case convert to christianity? why ditch your own faith, much older than theirs, for theirs. its a text, written by ancestors, either yours, or theirs. you have your beliefs intact, they exist in your culture. yet, people will drop their own beliefs and adopt those of their neighbor for what? why would they refuse the teachings of their parents for those of outsiders? those outsiders have the same script passed down thruogh the ages style philosophy you do. why do you drop your own direct ties for something that will never truely be yours. you arent the people of jerusalem. nor are yoru ancestors. why follow the teachings and beliefs of those people. beliefs that have nothing to do with your ancestors. the blood that flows through your veins has 7,500 generations of man in it. of those, none were christian, if you're a purebred hindu, sikh, and the like. sikhs rarely go out into the world and try to convert others. likewise, sikhs rarely get converted. however it does happen. sikhs are lured away to the promise of the larger christian church. its like joining a bigger company. buying out the mom and pops. but its a monopoly that has far reaching effect. noone today has coined the major religions. these are texts that have influenced followers for generations, thousands of years in some cases, and the arrangement of the world today is largely to do with the influence those texts had on their followers.
its crazy how this shit went down. these people were following their own religions, then the christians would come in, guns in hand, and would give them the choice. life in the christian world, or death as a whatever you began life as. whatever you were taught by your parents. the christians offer this temptation, scorn your own father and mother, and join the mindless hoard of christians. i wonder if we could call christians the new pagan hoards.
Saturday, April 25, 2009
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to whispering sikhs,
these are very interesting questions you asked. have you ever tried (gotquestions.org) it is a website where you can ask questions and get answers within a few days.
i do want to say that the first christians weren't always like a big company. Christianity started out with 12 people who were persecuted not just by the people around them but also by the rulers at the time. Many people converted at the time but it wasnt because they were big, it was because they heard something that moved their hearts. It is the belief that Jesus Christ died for their sins and rose again as to overcome death itself. He is known as glorious because Death is a consequence of sin in which all humans cannot overcome. But Christ did and He says that whoever believes in Him will not die but have eternal life.
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