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De Leonist

(225 posts)
12. Not really....
Sun Dec 6, 2015, 06:10 PM
Dec 2015

Unless you define it as something other than actively attempting to convert others than your mistaken in this case. A number of religions do not actively attempt to change the religious beliefs of other people(or lack there of).

Now most religions do tend to indoctrinate the children of people who are already followers of that given religion.(Which is something that I heartily disagree with) If you include that as evangelizing than yes I agree with you. But as I understand it Evangelism is defined as sending out missionaries to actively convert people already not members of a particular religion. Which Sikhism, Taoism, Shinto, etc do not do. None of these religions have traditions of Evangelism, at least not under that definition.

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That's why evangelizing is bad now Lordquinton Dec 2015 #1
Not quite De Leonist Dec 2015 #9
There is always an exception Lordquinton Dec 2015 #10
If they didn't rely on it, their religion would die out in one generation Major Nikon Dec 2015 #11
Not really.... De Leonist Dec 2015 #12
Children aren't born with a religion Major Nikon Dec 2015 #13
Naw, we don't even have to be "in their face." trotsky Dec 2015 #2
Zactly! Duppers Dec 2015 #3
That says it all. n/t bvf Dec 2015 #5
Yep...there it is. haikugal Dec 2015 #8
Well, the big difference is... MindPilot Dec 2015 #4
Yeah, atheists are so evil, aren't we? nt Curmudgeoness Dec 2015 #7
There's another difference as well Major Nikon Dec 2015 #14
New atheist, old atheist, who cares? mountain grammy Dec 2015 #6
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