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How come the non religious person never has an epiphany and becomes a hardcore Catholic?
It's always the televangelist/mega church denominations.
I guess these charismatic preachers (salesmen) are doing a good job coaxing people who are down on their luck to depart with some money and become "born-again".
The pope can only perform so many miracles, while there is a whole army of televangelists.
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It's also usually good to remember that it wasn't God that was lost.
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maybe its like drugs... Fundamentalists are like the "gateway"
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And another, how come when someone finds God they think they have to help others find him?
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And another, how come when someone finds God they think they have to help others find him?
that ones actually easily explained. when people find something that they feel improves their lives they want to share it. to put another slant on that i'm a health nut, i love working out and hitting the weights. i think weight lifting does amazing things for people and that everyone should do it. i have to restrain myself most of the time or i get worked up and try to get everyone around me to work out and eat healthier or take supplements that i think have helped me alot. same thing is going to go for people who find religion, it does something to them on a psychological level that makes them feel much better about their lives so they want to share that feeling with people.
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And another, how come when someone finds God they think they have to help others find him?
because converts usually are zealots.
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Fundies are just the only ones you're likely to hear from.
I suspect folks are "finding God" all the time w/o bothering to get into anyone's face about it.
A more accurate question would be, "How come all of the people who find God and then feel the need to get all up in my face about it are Fundamentalists?"
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GrimTempest posted:
Reapist posted:
And another, how come when someone finds God they think they have to help others find him?
that ones actually easily explained.
I think it's even easier... Because they bible tells them to
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Because it takes a bit of effort to become a Catholic. First communion classes, confirmation classes, all those days of holy obligation. Fundamentalists will let anyone in that very day as long as they say they've found Jesus.
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Kah_v2 posted:
How come the non religious person never has an epiphany and becomes a hardcore Catholic?
It's always the televangelist/mega church denominations.
I guess these charismatic preachers (salesmen) are doing a good job coaxing people who are down on their luck to depart with some money and become "born-again".
The pope can only perform so many miracles, while there is a whole army of televangelists.
I think it has something to do with the fact that most people who "find god" lead totally undisciplined failure lives before hand and the only way to keep themselves disciplined is with a fundamentalist type religion.
You know how addicts say once an addict you are always an addict? I think it is the same way. If you don't go "fundamentalist" with all the rules fundamentalists require and follow it to a T, you end up falling off the band wagon.
Keep in mind that ultimately the reason why fundamentalism fails is because it can not answer the simple question of "what if I am wrong in my belief".
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They're not. The only ones you hear about are the fundamentalists.. because, well, isn't that their whole point? (To raise 'awareness')
Edit: I didn't read the thread before posting, so, what Rhodoman said.
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Kah_v2 posted:
How come the non religious person never has an epiphany and becomes a hardcore Catholic?
It's always the televangelist/mega church denominations.
I guess these charismatic preachers (salesmen) are doing a good job coaxing people who are down on their luck to depart with some money and become "born-again".
The pope can only perform so many miracles, while there is a whole army of televangelists.
one reason is what the reason they turned to god in the first place. Religion becomes a way of coping with something really tragic in someones life that more often then not someone can't cope with. Other reason is they feel guilty for whatever reason for not always being a christian or straying from their so called path. Maybe its also finding or being a part of something like a church or fellowship and that filled a void that wasn't there.
The problem is if their is a god everything we know about it is wrong and theirs no proof their is a god in the christian sense then their is that Odin didn't walk around. That being the case most of those people are sick in the head and society encourages because people are making money,
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I would like to know instead, why is it when people criticize the religious, they focus on Christians. They've been persecuted for 2000 years. Enough is enough, leave them alone.
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^ You're right. No one ever criticizes the Jews or Muslims.
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one reason is what the reason they turned to god in the first place.
That's all well and good, but why "the earth is flat, evolution is a lie, and god tells me things fundamentalism"?
And it isn't just because only fundamentalists are vocal. There are plenty of people who I've known either first hand or second, that have suddenly become religious. I didn't find out by them knocking on my door selling bibles, I found out through a close friend or relative. In any case, they ALL became fundamentalists.
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There are plenty of converted Catholics. It happens all of the time. Both from prior non believers and from other faiths. They, like a number of other large religious groups, just tend to not be as loud about it as some of the more evangelical fundamentalist groups. Not saying that many of them aren't hardcore (oh boy have I ever had debates and lectures regarding what constitutes a good catholic from adult converts) They just tend typically to be quieter and less public about it. I understand that this is a similar thing with Jews and many of the older and less fire and brimstone christian faiths. (You don't typically see hellfire and brimstone Lutherans or Episcopalians either. All of them get regular converts. Some folks actually prefer a low key private interaction with God.)
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:\ I never said there are no converts.
I'm referring to the people that suddenly dedicate their lives to god. Most people that convert to Catholicism do so because of marriage or other necessity, they may not ever enter a church after that.
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Why is it that when someone "finds God" they are always Fundamentalists?
I dunno, but its really starting to get on my nerves.
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^ You're right. No one ever criticizes the Jews or Muslims.
You must be new around here.
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Jesus.Christ.. posted:
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Why is it that when someone "finds God" they are always Fundamentalists?
I dunno, but its really starting to get on my nerves.
You're f***ing hilarious. 
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^ You're right. No one ever criticizes the Jews or Muslims.
Not w/o taking a huge amount of flack for it.
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They are the ones doing the most active proselytizing.
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akula_girl posted:
^ You're right. No one ever criticizes the Jews or Muslims.
Not w/o taking a huge amount of flack for it.
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Kah_v2 posted:
How come the non religious person never has an epiphany and becomes a hardcore Catholic?
It's always the televangelist/mega church denominations.
I guess these charismatic preachers (salesmen) are doing a good job coaxing people who are down on their luck to depart with some money and become "born-again".
The pope can only perform so many miracles, while there is a whole army of televangelists.
my Best friend from growing up went from non-religious to Catholic... but she couldn't officially join the church because she'd been divorced and didn't want to put her daughter through what it would entail to get an annulment.
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Why is it that when someone "finds God" they are always Fundamentalists?
I dunno, but its really starting to get on my nerves.
You're f***ing hilarious.
? I was being serious.
ps this is ACF. Lighten up heathen.
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I have an old friend who "found god" persay when she was living in Texas. She is by far and away the most uber christian person I know. It's literally insane how overtly religious she has become; I can't even associate with her anymore :/
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I have an old friend who "found god" persay when she was living in Texas. She is by far and away the most uber christian person I know. It's literally insane how overtly religious she has become; I can't even associate with her anymore :/
How tolerant and accepting of you.
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Bakuun posted:
I have an old friend who "found god" persay when she was living in Texas. She is by far and away the most uber christian person I know. It's literally insane how overtly religious she has become; I can't even associate with her anymore :/
How tolerant and accepting of you.
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Intolerant to find it distasteful to hang out with a person who has completely changed their personality to something you don't enjoy?
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When I think of fundamentalists, I think of this:
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I have an old friend who "found god" persay when she was living in Texas. She is by far and away the most uber christian person I know. It's literally insane how overtly religious she has become; I can't even associate with her anymore :/
I had a similar experience with a non-practicing Catholic kid that converted to Mormon. he REALLY went overboard trying to fit into the church.
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