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How does Christianity gain ADULT converts?

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How does Christianity gain ADULT converts?
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RE: How does Christianity gain ADULT converts?
July 19, 2012 at 11:31 pm
(July 19, 2012 at 1:09 pm)frankiej Wrote: People are stupid and gullible.

That and seriously messed up, at least from my experience.

A lot of fundamentalist Christians I know who converted as adults are stupid and gullible alas and a few who aren't are psychologically messed up.
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RE: How does Christianity gain ADULT converts?
July 20, 2012 at 12:49 am
Quote:How does Christianity gain ADULT converts?

Because God actually exists.
"the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate" (1 Cor. 1:19)
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RE: How does Christianity gain ADULT converts?
July 20, 2012 at 1:13 am (This post was last modified: July 20, 2012 at 1:14 am by Marnie.)
(July 20, 2012 at 12:49 am)Jeffonthenet Wrote:
Quote:How does Christianity gain ADULT converts?

Because God actually exists.

Well, you can't exactly use converts as proof your religion is true. People convert to Judaism, Hinduism, Islam, Baha'i Faith, etc. I guess that means those religions are true as well. Adults became atheists, agnostics, and humanists too.

Newer religions with few children being born into them have to subsist nearly entirely on converts.
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RE: How does Christianity gain ADULT converts?
July 20, 2012 at 4:18 pm
(July 19, 2012 at 4:43 pm)Mister Agenda Wrote:
(July 19, 2012 at 3:03 pm)Godschild Wrote: A new study shows that at least 30% of atheist convert after they become adults, not all to Christianity but some religion. CNN.com

Can you link? For some reason Google is coming up dry for me on this one.

I do not know why you can't I got it from CNN.com. If I could get it to you I would, not that computer savvy.
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RE: How does Christianity gain ADULT converts?
July 20, 2012 at 4:34 pm
(July 20, 2012 at 4:18 pm)Godschild Wrote:
(July 19, 2012 at 4:43 pm)Mister Agenda Wrote: Can you link? For some reason Google is coming up dry for me on this one.

I do not know why you can't I got it from CNN.com. If I could get it to you I would, not that computer savvy.

Yes please I would be interested in a new study as well. You don't have to post links just give us a bit more to go on than "a study". Perhaps a name of a person or institution that was involved.

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RE: How does Christianity gain ADULT converts?
July 20, 2012 at 9:30 pm
They see how fake it is to live life trying to strive for the fleeting.
But if we walk in the light, as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, His Son, purifies us from all sin.
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