Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site pyuxd.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!gamma!pyuxww!pyuxd!rlr From: rlr@pyuxd.UUCP (Professor Wagstaff) Newsgroups: net.religion Subject: Re: Christians converting Christians Message-ID: <608@pyuxd.UUCP> Date: Sun, 3-Mar-85 13:38:53 EST Article-I.D.: pyuxd.608 Posted: Sun Mar 3 13:38:53 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 4-Mar-85 08:26:32 EST References: <3297@umcp-cs.UUCP> <573@pyuxd.UUCP> <3583@umcp-cs.UUCP>, <596@pyuxd.UUCP> <96@mit-athena.UUCP> Organization: Huxley College Lines: 33 > How can the intrinsic intolerance of Christianity be denied? The core > of any strong proselytizing religion like Christianity or Islam is > hatred. When a Christian goes to a non-Christian to convert him, he > says, I hate your religion, I hate your culture, you must adopt my > religion and culture. > > Judaism does not proselytize specifically because it accepts the > existence of many cultures and religions. Everyone not just Jews has a > portion in the world to come. Obviously, if some pagan is praying to an > idol, he is not praying to God, but if that prayer is well-intentioned > and sincere God may chose to listen. Judaism merely expects of non-Jews > that they act decently. How is this intolerant? > > BTW, I hate agreeing with Rosen [MARTILLO] Well, I don't "mind" agreeing with you, or your agreeing with me. However, you yourself are evidence (at times) that Jews are far from exempt from such intolerance. Your own diatribes on other Jews and their cultures do not exactly "accept the existence of many cultures". What I'm saying is that NO such divisive movement or belief system is free from such things. Regarding the last sentence in your first paragraph: > When a Christian goes to a non-Christian to convert him, he > says, I hate your religion, I hate your culture, you must adopt my > religion and culture. I don't think that many Christian evangelistic types realize this about their actions. They don't perceive it that way. However, I've noticed that many of those same people are all too quick to "see it that way" when others go to them (the evangelistic Christians) to make statements about THEIR beliefs. -- Otology recapitulates phonology. Rich Rosen ihnp4!pyuxd!rlr