Comments on: Interesting post: Interview of an Evangelist http://western-hindu.org/2007/10/08/interesting-post-interview-of-an-evangelist/ Musings of an ethnically English follower of Sanatana Dharma Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:21:10 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Pete http://western-hindu.org/2007/10/08/interesting-post-interview-of-an-evangelist/#comment-41 Pete Wed, 10 Oct 2007 04:22:16 +0000 http://chrisqq.wordpress.com/2007/10/08/interesting-post-interview-of-an-evangelist/#comment-41 I guess things are different in the US compared to Australia (where I am). Most Australian Catholics are happy to ignore the pope's edicts regarding condoms and mass conversion!! I think Australians in general adopt a 'live and let live' attitude in most things, including their faith. That's not to say loud, evangelical Aussies don't exist, but they are a minority. I guess things are different in the US compared to Australia (where I am). Most Australian Catholics are happy to ignore the pope’s edicts regarding condoms and mass conversion!! I think Australians in general adopt a ‘live and let live’ attitude in most things, including their faith.

That’s not to say loud, evangelical Aussies don’t exist, but they are a minority.

]]> By: Chris http://western-hindu.org/2007/10/08/interesting-post-interview-of-an-evangelist/#comment-39 Chris Tue, 09 Oct 2007 06:58:22 +0000 http://chrisqq.wordpress.com/2007/10/08/interesting-post-interview-of-an-evangelist/#comment-39 Pete, I agree that there are Christians who are there to help and avoid conversion. I don't believe that they are in the majority. You can not ignore the pope's call for mass conversion, nor that from many evangelic protestant groups. In the UK worldvision does not even say that it is a Christian organisation on its leaflets, and I made the mistake of donating money to them before I found out that it was being used for religious conversion. (see http://www.tehelka.com/story_main.asp?filename=ts013004shashi.asp&id=6). The fact that religious conversion is a billion dollar industry means that it has a momentum of its own. Pete,
I agree that there are Christians who are there to help and avoid conversion. I don’t believe that they are in the majority. You can not ignore the pope’s call for mass conversion, nor that from many evangelic protestant groups. In the UK worldvision does not even say that it is a Christian organisation on its leaflets, and I made the mistake of donating money to them before I found out that it was being used for religious conversion. (see http://www.tehelka.com/story_main.asp?filename=ts013004shashi.asp&id=6). The fact that religious conversion is a billion dollar industry means that it has a momentum of its own.

]]> By: Pete http://western-hindu.org/2007/10/08/interesting-post-interview-of-an-evangelist/#comment-37 Pete Tue, 09 Oct 2007 00:09:06 +0000 http://chrisqq.wordpress.com/2007/10/08/interesting-post-interview-of-an-evangelist/#comment-37 It's worth keeping in mind this is a hypothetical interview. That's not to say it doesn't happen. I have friends who have worked in India lambasting the efforts of evangelists whose only modus operandi is to "increase the headcount". But there are likewise many Christians working in India who are just there to help and actively avoid attempts at conversion. They live a life modelled on what Jesus Christ taught rather than teaching about it. I don't think the problem is Christians per se, probably more that *some* use it as a means to justify being control freaks! It’s worth keeping in mind this is a hypothetical interview.

That’s not to say it doesn’t happen. I have friends who have worked in India lambasting the efforts of evangelists whose only modus operandi is to “increase the headcount”.

But there are likewise many Christians working in India who are just there to help and actively avoid attempts at conversion. They live a life modelled on what Jesus Christ taught rather than teaching about it.

I don’t think the problem is Christians per se, probably more that *some* use it as a means to justify being control freaks!

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