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What religion would you convert to if you were forced to convert to a religion?

metis

metis

aged ecumenical anthropologist
Little Dragon said:
My bucket list includes a picnic in a bamboo forest, in Japan, during the springtime. When all the trees in Japan are in blossom.
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Oh, I would love that!

BTW, once in D.C. I was walking through the area of the Jefferson Memorial when the cherry blossoms were in full bloom, and myriads of Japanese were there on their blankets eating lunch as that's a national holiday in Japan. The scenery was stunningly beautiful.

Remember the tv series "Shogun"? I really loved that.
 
Muffled

Muffled

Jesus in me
Starlight said:
What religion would you convert to if you were forced to convert to a religion you do not belong to?
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Any of them but there are some things I could not in good conscience do as in sacrifice a baby or take advantage of the temple virgins. Of course it would only be a lie. In my heart I would still be a Christian. Sometimes that doesn't work. Jews were forced to become Christians in Spain but then were accused of being secretly Jewish.
 
Muffled

Muffled

Jesus in me
Eli G said:
Well, in communist countries, like where I was born, people were forced to deconvert from their religions to become members of the so-called "red religion"... without success. Atheists want to do something similar on internet and other real institutions using emotional manipulation and other kinds of psychological and even economic pressure against believers... They will surely not succeed either.

Believing in the Creator is as natural as the fact that we all have human father and mother. ... although rebellious children will continue to exist for now.
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I once asked a Russian with a Jewish background if he observed his religion. He said no that the state had drilled atheism into him as a youth.
 
Muffled

Muffled

Jesus in me
Vinayaka said:
Suppose an all powerful alien force came along and looked at our planet for a day or so only to conclude that religion is the main factor we're so messed up, and makes that ultimatum ... everyone has to change their religion, mix things up a little. (I was trying to think of any possible scenario where the hypothetical position put forth in the OP could happen. Not easy with such stuff.)

I'd first ask for clarification, whether or not my religion was considered as one, or many, as it's so incredibly diverse. Depending on the clarification, I'd choose another sect of Hinduism, most likely shaktism, or Buddhism. If I was asked to go to an Abrahamic religion, I'd choose death, fully believing I'd reincarnate anyway.
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I believe actually choosing Christianity is choosing death of the sinful self and new life in Jesus.
 
mangalavara

mangalavara

नमस्कार
Premium Member
Starlight said:
What religion would you convert to if you were forced to convert to a religion you do not belong to?
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If I were forced to convert to any religion that is not my own, it would be Theravada Buddhism. This is because it is a Dharmic religion. Additionally, lots of Theravada Buddhists in Southeast Asia worship Hindu deities such as Brahmā and Gaṇapati.
 
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Sargonski

Well-Known Member
Muffled said:
Any of them but there are some things I could not in good conscience do as in sacrifice a baby or take advantage of the temple virgins. Of course it would only be a lie. In my heart I would still be a Christian. Sometimes that doesn't work. Jews were forced to become Christians in Spain but then were accused of being secretly Jewish.
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Just a small correction .. The Temple Prostitutes were most often not virgins .. so you would not have to worry about taking advantage of the girls virginity ... and of course the same goes for the male Prostitutes .. who we can't really call virgins.
 
Erebus

Erebus

Well-Known Member
MikeF said:
Is there a religion that has a creator entity that started the Cosmos rolling with a big bang and then stepped away to do something else and never came back? I would convert to that religion if forced.
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Christian deism perhaps? I think some branches of Hinduism believe in a creator God that doesn't intervene in the world. I'm not very knowledgeable about Hinduism though so other members might be able to correct me on that.

You'd certainly be welcome among Unitarian Universalists. That would probably be my own first choice if I were made to convert to another religion.
 
SalixIncendium

SalixIncendium

अहं ब्रह्मास्मि
Staff member
Premium Member
Erebus said:
I think some branches of Hinduism believe in a creator God that doesn't intervene in the world. I'm not very knowledgeable about Hinduism though so other members might be able to correct me on that.
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You are correct. Brahma is considered the creator god in the Trimurti. To my knowledge, Brahma does not intervene in the world past creating and is not worshipped devotionally as Vishnu and Shiva are.
 
LuisDantas

LuisDantas

Aura of atheification
Premium Member
Muffled said:
I once asked a Russian with a Jewish background if he observed his religion. He said no that the state had drilled atheism into him as a youth.
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Did he mention whether he considered himself a member of the Jewish People and/or of Judaism, though?
 
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