Greetings from a Christian

[C4RM5]

I don't know what you are mistaking with christainity but I can assure you we do not sacrafice people or animals.

JC...
blood...
sacrifice....
ring any bells?

There is a big difference between sacraficing babys and God on earth who willingly died for the sins of man.

[downbeatplumb]

I'm going to convert to Catholicism from Hinduism next year.

So you are going to start believing in Christianity next year.You are very organised.

I joined to see what made people atheists. I wanted to see what goes inside your minds. I don't mean to mock or convert.

Never believed in god. To be honest I find the idea of gods rather childish. Like a belief in monsters under the bed.

For starters I'd like to ask you what did you dislike about Christianity (apart from the practitioners).

Christianity is just another middle eastern death cult. Catholicism is one of the worst because of its single minded attitude to sin, or "thought crimes". Pride, Greed, Envy all these are things you feel and you can't help it.

I also would like to know about the questions you had in your mind when you left the faith of your ancestors. Perhaps I could give a shot at answering them? (Only if you wish)

I did not leave any faith because I never had any.
But the main religion around these parts would be Christianity, which I see as unconvincing.

[genkaus]

I'm often confused by the idea of conversion. I mean, I can understand when there are tangible advantages for doing so - like getting church benefits or avoiding persecution or discrimination. But simply swapping one set of silly beliefs for another makes no sense to me.

I'm going to convert to Catholicism from Hinduism next year. I joined to see what made people atheists. I wanted to see what goes inside your minds.

Education and critical thinking mostly.

I don't mean to mock or convert.

Be warned - I make no such promises. About the mocking, I mean.

For starters I'd like to ask you what did you dislike about Christianity (apart from the practitioners).

The practices. The theology. The boring mythology.

I also would like to know about the questions you had in your mind when you left the faith of your ancestors.

No questions - just the right answers. Which is why I left.

Your turn now - why are you leaving the faith of your ancestors?

[Retrolord]

Wow impressed to see replies so fast. I'll try my best to aanswerin no particular order
1- it is true that the Catholic Church believed until and after Darwin that Creationism was true, but so did everyone else. The church is a human institution and we can't expect to know everything. As far as I know, vocal atheists have been around since the French Revolution but until Darwin came along (1860s was it?) everyone had their own theory of how they came to be. For example the hindus think that a lotus came from Vishnus navel and in it was the creator Brahma. With a lotus petal he created the earth. Which brings me to-

2) I didn't want to be negative but you guys seriously have no idea what Hinduism is. 20000 innocent muslims were killed in a riot, and people were beaten for converting to christianity. One girl even got her face disfigured by acid. Police were involved. EVERY SINGLE HINDU hates homosexuals. There is a nationwide ban on gay marriage, and seriously unlike modern day catholics (who have gay friends) they are open about their hatred about them. But I understand that I can't base a whole group of people on the actions of a few. Saying so I don't wish to go on

3) the idea of atheism at birth is debatable but I kind of agree with it. But in my case I came to god because of science. I wondered why water- a liquid made exclusively of hydrogen and oxygen is the way it is; why only molecules of H2 and O2 were drinkable and unique among all substances. Why water hosted the first living things on earth. An accident that hydrogen and oxygen were meant to join and host microorganisms? I'd differ

4) complex organs in organisms. A leopard's eye, a cheetahs legs, the human brain computing thousands of stimuli and the functionality of organs. Evolution? Yes. But such intelligence in their designs.

If you took the time to read this hats off! I know you'll ask why I believe in Christian doctrines, but not now. Its night here where I live. If this thread still exists in the morning maybe . . .

[genkaus]

There is a big difference between sacraficing babys and God on earth who willingly died for the sins of man.

Not really - the principle of scapegoating is still the same.

[Retrolord]

Oh yeah and when I said converting next year I meant ill get baptized next year. You have to join RCIA

[C4RM5]

You know I believe human beings are still killed today in abortion clinics, thats what I call scrapegoating.

[Fidel_Castronaut]

In hat article it doesn't talk about burning children. I realised it is because I reached the end of the trial period. Send me the quote where it does, please.

I realise that the topic of slaughtering children might be a little taboo for a Christian magazine:

http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/return-to...-children/

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/...03968.html

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2007/de...heobserver

http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/africa...d.witches/

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/18...24943.html

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-10671790

Once you've got through reading about how your chistian brothers are slaughtering, torturing and maiming small children let me know as there's a few hundreds articles on it you might find interesting.

[C4RM5]

I've read the first one and it is enough for me to know I don't think it is right, I think they have to far, the Bible clearly teaches not to judge others until you are perfect. No human is perfect therefore what they are doing is not right and should be stopped.

[Fidel_Castronaut]

I've read the first one and it is enough for me to know I don't think it is right, I think they have to far, the Bible clearly teaches not to judge others until you are perfect. No human is perfect therefore what they are doing is not right and should be stopped.

I know it's not right. Any same human being would know it's not right.

However you claimed that christians aren't doing the sort of behaviour that is clearly evidenced in several regions in central and Western Africa.