(October 17, 2012 at 2:58 pm)CapnAwesome Wrote:(October 17, 2012 at 2:23 pm)Drich Wrote: My mother is korean and was a buddhist. My Father was a 'spiritual' hippy. I have exceed my parents religious influences in my life. Why should being born a muslim be any different?
For that matter most atheist are born into religion and still seek a life without God. They too go beyond their up bringing. This would lead a logical man to conclude that we are not born to any specific type of faith. we adopt a faith because it suits our needs.
Ummmm......except that what you say is not true.
In the United States anyway, only 16% of people switch religion from that of their parents. The vast majority of those Christians who changed their category to No Religion. The rest primarily being Christians who changed branches of Christianity (not really a switch, if you ask me.) That means 84% retain the religion they were born into, an overwhelming majority. So basically your premise is based on an incorrect assumption, partly on your own situation, which is abnormal.
Source: http://answers.google.com/answers/thread...01009.html
If you single source your whole arguement you are dooming yourself to fail.
http://www.christiancollegeguide.net/art...heir-Faith
http://www.intothyword.org/articles_view...leid=36557
http://endoftheamericandream.com/archive...his-nation
http://freethoughtblogs.com/dispatches/2...istianity/
http://www.alternet.org/story/152558/5_s...m_religion
We lose about 1500 churches a year. These articals point to 50% of our kids going away to school move away from God. The only fiction here is the idea that we are born into a faith. That one can be born a christian. You are confusing Judaisim with Christianity.
