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Junior Chimp
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« on: November 14, 2004, 07:33:15 PM »

Ilikeverin, what you smoking? It's not an insulting term, or shouldn't be. It's like Socialism, or Fascism, Republican, or Democrat. Just a word that, while having emotionally charged nuance to some, needn't be an insulting word to anyone.

While I never said that right out, congrats, you got my [not-so-]subtle undertone Smiley

Yes, I think evangelicalism (I doubt that's a word Tongue) is a bad thing, because, to me, it suggests that you think your religion is out-and-out superior to another, not just different.

How can one be a part of any religion at all, whether Jewish, Catholic, Protestant or just all around "Christian", unless they believe it to be the "most correct"?

I never said I don't believe it's the 'most correct'.  I said I don't think there is a 'best' religion.


I think the best one is the correct one.

And if your religion says that there is only way to God, I would definitely try to get the word out. There's a difference between being open about your faith and "forcing" it on someone.

And, if someone is open about his faith, prays regularly, and talks to non-Christians about Jesus, then yes, Steve would qualify as an evangelical. I don't consider being evangelical to be a bad thing at all, considering I'm one myself.
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Junior Chimp
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« Reply #1 on: November 15, 2004, 02:49:04 PM »

And if your religion says that there is only way to God, I would definitely try to get the word out. There's a difference between being open about your faith and "forcing" it on someone.

I don't have a problem with people that talk about their religion.  Who I have a problem with is people that try to convert me every single time they see me even after I've said that I'm not interested.  It's like getting spam that you can't delete before reading.

Yes, I agree. I think a lot of Christians don't know exactly how to preach or witness their faith -- and end up getting people even MORE turned off to Christianity, which is not what we want.
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