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Originally posted by Mystery76
The people being preached to still have a choice. But if we were to outlaw missionaries, they no longer have the choice to try to spread what they feel has helped them so much.
Originally posted by flyingwoody
Originally posted by cruzion
your children have to go to (christian) school for some quick re-education.
Originally posted by Level X
Originally posted by flyingwoody
They should be tarred and feathered... held accountable for all the atrocities they have done in the name of God... Kicked out of every parrish, village, swamp, and every mosquito infested hut on earth!!!!
I TOTALLY AGREE WE YOU.... They have been thr cross carrying field soldiers for:
Pope sanctioned land grabs
Mass murderers
Lice carrying Christian Pediofiles
disease and poison
Lies
.................... THE ULTIMATE CON ARTISTS FOR THE AGES
Originally posted by eaganthorn
reply to post by flyingwoody
Interesting.
The most valid point I have seen in this thread is that those missionaries only help others to promote their own agenda. That those who are helping, often help those who have not asked for or realized they needed any help. There are exceptions of course and those exception will be what is quoted in refute.
This is so sad.
Originally posted by flyingwoody
Think about it, missionaries have been one of the biggest causes of loss of culture throughout history. Native Americans, Easter Island, etc etc.
They show up and spread disease and then try and demolish the native's belief structures and implant their own "acceptable" religion.
Also, they go and try to shove American culture into the lands. Unfortunately it isn't just missionaries who do this. Just because Americans think something is a necessity and people need to live a certain way doesn't mean other parts of the world do.
Originally posted by Level X
Originally posted by flyingwoody
They should be tarred and feathered... held accountable for all the atrocities they have done in the name of God... Kicked out of every parrish, village, swamp, and every mosquito infested hut on earth!!!!
I TOTALLY AGREE WITH YOU.... They have been the cross carrying field soldiers for:
Pope sanctioned land grabs
Mass murderers
Lice carrying Christian Pediofiles
disease, poison and Lies
............ THE ULTIMATE CON ARTISTS FOR THE AGES
So, would you consider them to be worse than atheistic regimes that proselytize at the end of a gun?
Eric
Originally posted by EricD
What is sad to me is that you have such certitude about the motives of others. Your assumption that the majority of those helping on missions do so because of an underhanded agenda seems a bit presumptuous.
Originally posted by eaganthorn
Those who participate in these missionary aid programs seem to delude themselves into thinking that they are doing gods work, when actually they are not. This is politics at its worst. Of course many of these people who have been helped seem appreciative of the assistance, because they do not realize what truly has been done to them.
Originally posted by CharlesMartel
If you think missionaries should be outlawed, then do you want to scrap the rest of the 1st Amendment? Apparently, you have problem with Freedom of Speech.
Keep in mind that freedom of speech does not absolve one of responsibility for their speech as so many people tend to forget.
Originally posted by EricD
reply to post by eaganthorn
As long as we are striving for accuracy, what you opened with was:
'The most valid point I have seen in this thread is that those missionaries only help others to promote their own agenda.'
Originally posted by EricD
As long as we are striving for accuracy, what you opened with was:
'The most valid point I have seen in this thread is that those missionaries only help others to promote their own agenda.'
That's what I was referring to when I mentioned your amazing perspicacity in ascribing motives to others.
Originally posted by eaganthorn
Interesting.
The most valid point I have seen in this thread is that those missionaries only help others to promote their own agenda. That those who are helping, often help those who have not asked for or realized they needed any help. There are exceptions of course and those exception will be what is quoted in refute.
This is so sad.
Those who participate in these missionary aid programs seem to delude themselves into thinking that they are doing gods work, when actually they are not. This is politics at its worst. Of course many of these people who have been helped seem appreciative of the assistance, because they do not realize what truly has been done to them.