User blog comment:Maslab/Spartan Brainwashing/@comment-131756-20091111224211

Well, Maslab, I'm very glad to hear you don't think we're all nut cases: seems there's a lot of people that hanging around IRC that think Christians are psychos, like Ajax for example, who thinks every pastor preaches hellfire and brimstone, screaming out in the stereotypical "black spiritual" mood *watches for hammer of doom*

I was actually either unaware or had forgotten you were a Christian 091. In any case, you don't offend me: extremists, of any sort, annoy me, but they are nevertheless a necessity to life so I let it be to an extent. I'm not, in any case, a "charismatic" or anywhere near it: there's very few times when I'll do the "whole raise your hands and praise the Lord" type thing, outside of concerts, since I just can't help but get caught up in the mood there; I'm a Baptist, by denomination. (Before anyone gets to thinking any funny ideas, I CAN dance, but I don't like to because I suck)

On the point of questioning what we're taught, isn't that the way to "true" knowledge and freedom? You can't know freedom if you've only seen one view, and you can't know the truth if you only get one side of the "cube of truth", to speak metaphorically. Now, I'll go ahead and say that I believe that Christianity is right, and I don't intend nor do I want to join another religion or become an atheist (quite frankly, I always think it would be harder to be an atheist, but that's a discussion for another blog, if then even): but, you have to admit one thing about a world view, and that even it is by choice, you've actually picked it up from various other people, as at this point the only "new" world views are pretty much those carried by insane folks. (that might be slightly off topic, but oh well)

I must agree with you that I'm happy for those that question their faith: if you're just going through the motions because you don't know anything else to do or because it's what you've always done, it's not helping you, God, or anyone else the least bit. As I said earlier, questions are the only way to really know (aside from doing something, of course, which is the better/worse way to learn)

Atheist Missionary.... that makes me laugh. Sorry, no reasoning as to why.

Oh, Maslab, would you please tell me where in the Old Testament it says it was a sin to convert someone? Because (and this is something some people will mistake), the Old Testament didn't become "out-of-date" when the New Testament came along: in the New Testament (I'll find the verse if you ask, but I don't remember right now) Jesus says "I did not come to destroy the law, but to fulfill it". Therefore, it's logical that if it was a sin in the OT, it'd be a sin in the NT, which would go against Jesus' Great Commission that says "Go ye therefore..... and make disciples of all nations" (shortened version). I'm curious as to what this verse says now.