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would you give it a chance, if it wasn't popular at all?It has quite a bit of value at least to me. I care about it not because of it's popularity but because of my beliefs.I will add my beliefs are not very typical for most Christians and I'm more Quaker then Christian.
Quakerism isn't popular anywhere yet I gave it a chance so I would say so. I gave Wicca a chance despite it not being popular where I am at. I gave Islam a chance despite it not being popular where i am at.So yes I gave Christianity a chance and popularity had nothing to do with it.would you give it a chance, if it wasn't popular at all?
I think they want to know what value Christianity has besides being popular in certain countries. @syo is this correct?First you have to define what kind of legitimacy do you mean? Also scores of people have called themselves Christians for nearly two thousand years. Do you mean that there are illegitimate Christianities around or that all of Christianity is illegitimate?
All of Christianity is either legitimate or not.First you have to define what kind of legitimacy do you mean? Also scores of people have called themselves Christians for nearly two thousand years. Do you mean that there are illegitimate Christianities around or that all of Christianity is illegitimate?
Cult is so loosely defined that I feel all religions can be considered cults. The only difference between a religion in a cult isn't how things are believed it's how acceptable it is to believe it or defined by how someone feels about the religion.All of Christianity is either legitimate or not.
Legit. Is christianity a religion or a huge cult?
I think I'm not allowed to question christianity. I see. Then go on delete the thread.Its an invitation to proselytize which is against rule 8, as everybody knows.
Is friendship legitimate? Does it have any value or is it just popular? Would anyone care about you if you weren't popular?
Are words legitimate? Do words have any value, or are they just popular? Would anyone care about words if they weren't popular?
A cult is a philosophy that speaks nonsense.Cult is so loosely defined that I feel all religions can be considered cults. The only difference between a religion in a cult isn't how things are believed it's how acceptable it is to believe it or defined by how someone feels about the religion.
I don't think we will try to convert anyone we are just discussing it. I'll keep the boundary of talking about Christianity and trying to push my beliefs.Its an invitation to proselytize which is against rule 8, as everybody knows.
Is friendship legitimate? Does it have any value or is it just popular? Would anyone care about you if you weren't popular?
Are words legitimate? Do words have any value, or are they just popular? Would anyone care about words if they weren't popular?
Is that so?To whom? I googled the definition this is what i got:A cult is a philosophy that speaks nonsense.
Are you familiar with RF's mission statement? We're hear to encourage communication between religious people not to tie people to walls so their faces can be slapped.I think I'm not allowed to question christianity. I see. Then go on delete the thread.
I'd say for a society it has value if one looks at the moral teachings from a philosophical perspective and mostly ignores the legalistic interpretations.I think they want to know what value Christianity has besides being popular in certain countries. @syo is this correct?
I can't answer the question worded like that. I'd say both answers are correct, depending on how we look at it and what type of Christianity.All of Christianity is either legitimate or not.
It's not a huge monolithic cult, though it includes cults, both historical and still functioning in the definition.Legit. Is christianity a religion or a huge cult?
There can be huge cults, in my opinion.Is that so?To whom? I googled the definition this is what i got:
a system of religious veneration and devotion directed toward a particular figure or object.
"the cult of St. Olaf"
- a relatively small group of people having religious beliefs or practices regarded by others as strange or sinister.
"a network of Satan-worshiping cults"
synonyms: sect, religious group, denomination, religious order, church, faith, faith community, belief, persuasion, affiliation, movement; More
- a misplaced or excessive admiration for a particular person or thing.
"a cult of personality surrounding the leaders"
He's not asking about Quakers though. He's asking us to convert him.I don't think we will try to convert anyone we are just discussing it. I'll keep the boundary of talking about Christianity and trying to push my beliefs.
True but in my opinion not all cults are harmful nor is all of it nonsense.There can be huge cults, in my opinion.
Is that what he is doing?Sorry I'm not too good at reading peoples intentions..Also I am a christian I just thought he was asking about christian beliefs and wheter there is any value..If thats what he is trying to do then I'll leave.He's not asking about Quakers though. He's asking us to convert him.