Convertism

[jinx]

Originally Posted by smoothmoniker

Switch places mentally for a few moments.

If you believed in an eternal life after death, and that a person's religious belief and actions in this life determined whether they spent that eternal life in heaven or hell ... given those conditions, what would be the rational and compassionate course of action?

It's no different than slapping cigarettes and cheeseburgers out of people's mouths, giving moms hell for not breastfeeding etc... except those people have facts to back up their rudeness.

[footfootfoot]

There you go bringing facts into it again. Pffft. You can use facts to prove anything.

[BigV]

Originally Posted by footfootfoot

Don't challenge me to drift this thread in front of the children.

/fingers in ears/

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[BigV]

Originally Posted by Undertoad

I would like to participate in this thread but I can find nothing to really say about it.

cause footfootfoot has already said it allallall.

[Undertoad]

Footer's item is clever, but it's also an oversimplification.

[footfootfoot]

Oversimplification is my specialty, and anyway I'm voting WIN for Jinx's reply

[casimendocina]

Originally Posted by footfootfoot

anyway I'm voting WIN for Jinx's reply

Me too.

[fargon]

God said it , I believe it, and that settles it!

[morethanpretty]

Originally Posted by Undertoad

Footer's item is clever, but it's also an oversimplification.

Yeah, god expects people to do a lot more than just kiss his ass. He has at least 10 rules for them to follow.

[Happy Monkey]

From the Desk of Karl
Kiss Hank's ass and He'll give you a million dollars when you leave town.
Use alcohol in moderation.
Kick the shit out of people who aren't like you.
Eat right.
Hank dictated this list Himself.
The moon is made of green cheese.
Everything Hank says is right.
Wash your hands after going to the bathroom.
Don't use alcohol.
Eat your wieners on buns, no condiments.
Kiss Hank's ass or He'll kick the shit out of you.

That was covered.

[morethanpretty]

Only 7 of those are technically rules. Some are just statements.

[monster]

My Hebrew neighbor was horrified that I knew about needing virtually two kitchens to keep truly kosher, and burying cutlery in the dirt if there was a "breech in security", as it were. Not sure why, though. it's not a state secret. tbh I think she has a problem reconciling the strict rules of her familial culture with her generally hippy and modern outlook on life. But if there was ever a chance to attempt to convert, that was it and she shied like a pony ridden by Medusa.

Jews are "The Chosen People". When you're chosen and there are limited spaces, you don't go appealing for other people to be allowed on the ride unless they are seriously special.... You really do have to be born Jewish.

I think the Judiasm "ads" are there (a) for the reasons bruce stated and (b) to raise awareness of Judaism and to present an open front to minimise the jews becoming the next muslims......

[ZenGum]

Fresh, you might want to think of it in terms of memes.
See Wiki, especially the part about religion. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meme

Simply put, many ideas, especially religions, are mind viruses that spread from one victim to another, and take control of the new victim's brain and cause them to try to spread the virus further. Religion-memes are especially good at doing this.