Are you religious/ superstitious?

[ThomasSoerensen]

many atheist hypocrits send their kids to church schools and such, they don't remove their kids from Christian morning assemblies... I guess their empty atheist worldview is not much help to them

This looks like wishful thinking.

[contractor79]

I removed myself from morning assembly when I was about 14.

It shows.

[d000hg]

Also I do not believe in yout hypothesis of individuals facing being outcast for converting. I believe the conversions in Africa is done at the village level so nobody is faced with individual choice.
Often the method is that the missionaty organisation agrees to build a school if the village population converts wholesale.

It doesn't matter if you believe it or not, it's still true. My church has links with churches in rural India and in Albania and we hear about this stuff, people I know have been there, or maintain friendships with people there.

China also had a well-known exploding underground church when it was banned or heavily suppressed/sanitised, and IIRC Russia was the same during communism... people converted despite it being a risk.

Also, "agreeing to convert" is totally bogus. That's more like something from the days of the Empire.

[Ruprect]

Nurse! He's out of bed again!

Actually, I mis-read you. I read it as "do you believe in an entity that doesn't obey the laws of physics?" Apologies.

Because:
- My investigations into the evidence/arguments show there are no inconsistencies
- My understanding of the universe as a scientist makes the alternative appear less likely
- I believe I have personally interacted with said entity
- I know many people, who I trust, who claim to have seen direct evidence of miracles happening

Opening myself to a ton of abuse, so I might sit the thread out. Books have been written on every angle of both sides of the argument, I doubt I'd add anything nobody ever said. If you're interested, research. If not, no point me explaining more.

[doodab]

It shows.

Yes it does. The extra reading I did instead has certainly paid off over the long term.

[contractor79]

Yes it does. The extra reading I did instead has certainly paid off over the long term.

Beano?

[ThomasSoerensen]

so Thomas, will your children be attending a school with a Christian ethos? Sunday school? Church? Or are you banning this for them.

My children are currently in a bilingual school with a Montessori point of view. There are many children from many countries and many religions.

My oldest is learning about many things, some of them are the different religious festivals and holidays that exist. Lately they have been talking about Ramadhan and Eid and also about celebrating Diwali.

I am not banning anything from her, when she asks about Chrsitian stuff, like museum paintings of babies being killed by the Romans, I explain what the picture is about and I explain that some people believe in the story about Jesus and that some believe in the story about Mohammed and some blieve in the story about Buddha and so on, and I explain to her that I and her mother do not believe in any of these stories.

[contractor79]

My children are currently in a bilingual school with a Montessori point of view. There are many children from many countries and many religions.

My oldest is learning about many things, some of them are the different religious festivals and holidays that exist. Lately they have been talking about Ramadhan and Eid and also about celebrating Diwali.

I am not banning anything from her, when she asks about Chrsitian stuff, like museum paintings of babies being killed by the Romans, I explain what the picture is about and I explain that some people believe in the story about Jesus and that some believe in the story about Mohammed and some blieve in the story about Buddha and so on, and I explain to her that I and her mother do not believe in any of these stories.

you are exposing your children to religion, then, hypocrit

and also, forcing your opinions on them

[doodab]

Beano?

Playboy. I can find a clit blindfolded. And I've found a right tit here

[ThomasSoerensen]

you are exposing your children to religion, then, hypocrit

Please explain to me how that makes me a hypocrit.

I also expose her to Barney. the fiction of Barney exists, so does the ficion of religion.

There is no hipocrisy.