Should People Be Modest In Expressing Their Religious Beliefs?

[sojourner]

Sounds nice in theory, but when you have paths like Christianity and Islam which aggressively recruit new members, they have to get in your face abit.



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That's a gross misconception about Christianity. I'm not sure about Islam. Someone has said, "Go out and preach the gospel. Use words if necessary." Should we be exemplars of what we believe? Absolutely! Should we shove it down the throats of others? Absolutely not.

Jesus said, "I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hear me and open the door, I will come in." He did not say, "I stand at the door and knock. If no one opens the door, I will beat it down with a fire-axe and come in anyway."

Being confident in one's religious conviction is one thing. But Christians should not engage in "actively recruiting" others. It's the honey that draws the flies in, not the net swinging about that ensnares them. We are not in the business of advertising. We are not in the business of saving souls. We are in the business of seeking and serving Christ in all people, loving our neighbor as ourself.

 

[sojourner]

No, if they did then how could I know what to say to prove them wrong?

Why should you want to "prove them wrong," rather than celebrate what they're doing right? That's a little too adversarial.

 

[Guitar's Cry]

I think people should be proud of their religious/spiritual belief and should be free to express it. That doesn't mean they can't be humble about it. Part of humility is understanding that you don't have all the answers.

But people should certainly express them. How else would we get to share points-of-view?

 

[Sonic247]

Can you explain to me please how Islam aggressively recruit new members?

It depends if it's in America or Africa.

 

[Phil Lawton]

I'd like to boldly express my beliefs, right here and now, in the form of dance...just stand back a bit....

OK....(panting slightly)...careful, madam - my pirouette can be a little radical...(grunting and sweating now)...and leap....and leap...and finally...(breathing harder than a perv outside a convent shower block)....my entrechat....if any of it gets on you, it comes right out with cold water and some salt........................and rest.

Peace be with you.

 

[Willamena]

Should people exercise modesty and humility when expressing their religious beliefs? Why or why not?

It would be impossible for me not to (snark), but I could hardly hold others to standards that I arbitrarily set for myself. Too, I have seen assertive and egoistical behavior work very well for others, to positive ends.

 

[Bishka]

It depends if it's in America or Africa.

That's not considered mainstream Islam (from what I've been explained).

 

[Storm]

That's not considered mainstream Islam (from what I've been explained).

Which?

 

[Jeremiah]

Religious beliefs is not an excuse to be disrespectful of others.

 

[FatMan]

Religious beliefs is not an excuse to be disrespectful of others.

That is true. Another point against those who think it is fine to preach to others. One should never initiate a conversation where the point is to discuss religious beliefs unless it is asked for.

i don't know how many times I am in a grocery store or in a park and somebody who doesn't know me will come right out and ask if I attend church or what my faith. I think it is socially rude to do that, especially when the follow-up to that question is always an attempt to "educate" me to their Faith.

 

[Quagmire]

I'd like to boldly express my beliefs, right here and now, in the form of dance...just stand back a bit....

OK....(panting slightly)...careful, madam - my pirouette can be a little radical...(grunting and sweating now)...and leap....and leap...and finally...(breathing harder than a perv outside a convent shower block)....my entrechat....if any of it gets on you, it comes right out with cold water and some salt........................and rest.

Peace be with you.

Heathen!! Blasphemer!!!

You forgot to do Jazz-hands after your second leap!!

 

[Phil Lawton]

Heathen!! Blasphemer!!!

You forgot to do Jazz-hands after your second leap!!

Good job no-one mentioned my Satanic lack of a pas de deux or I might well have been burned at the stake.

 

[Vassal]

Why should you want to "prove them wrong," rather than celebrate what they're doing right? That's a little too adversarial.

I should want to prove them wrong so they would see the truth. Why would someone change their mind about something that they felt they were right about?

 

[MaddLlama]

I should want to prove them wrong so they would see the truth. Why would someone change their mind about something that they felt they were right about?

Why do you believe that if you tried to tell someone "the truth" they would listen? Would you listen if I wanted to tell you "the truth" of Celtic Polytheism, and prove your ideas about Christianity wrong?

 

[Aqualung]

I should always behave modeslty and humbly, but when talking about the one true church, restored and lead by the hand of the lord himself, no way.

 

[TashaN]

It depends if it's in America or Africa.

Hmmm, i didn't know that there is many versions of Islam. :sarcastic

Islam is Islam whether in America, Africa or any other part of the world.

Are you sure you are talking about Islam?

 

[xexon]

Islam has many flavors, just as Christianity does. x

 

[TashaN]

Islam has many flavors, just as Christianity does. x

Do you prefer choclate or strawberry?!

 

[slabbey06]

Should people exercise modesty and humility when expressing their religious beliefs? Why or why not?

I voted yes. One can be modest and humble while holding to their beliefs. I have my convictions, I know what I believe and I know why I believe it. But I hope I always express myself graciously and kindly. So if I have ever come across otherwise, it was unintentional and I do apologize.

 

[Bishka]

I should want to prove them wrong so they would see the truth.

Truth is relative.