If You'd Been born In China, You Wouldn't Be A Christian
If You'd Been born In India, You Wouldn't Be A Christian
If You'd Been born In Japan, You Wouldn't Be A Christian
If You'd Been born In Algeria, You Wouldn't Be A Christian
If You'd Been Born In Bangladesh, You Wouldn't Be A Christian
If You'd Been born In Iran, You Wouldn't Be A Christian
If You'd Been born In Mali, You Wouldn't Be A Christian
If You'd Been born In Libya, You Wouldn't Be A Christian
If You'd Been born In Sri Lanka, You Wouldn't Be A Christian


The ONLY reason you're a christian is by accident of birth and geography, and has NOTHING to do with your level of righteousness, or awareness of God, or closeness to divinity.

If you'd been born in any of the above nations, christianity would have looked to you every bit as remote and dubious as you presently consider faiths like Hinduism, Zoroastrianism, and Jainism.

The idea of converting to christianity would have seemed as weird and bizzare as does the idea of your presently converting to Taoism.

Or Sikhism.

Or Shintoism.

Hence it is PREPOSTEROUS, ARROGANT, and the height of TOMFOOLERY to purport to be practising the ''one true religion'' - not just because it makes out the Creator to be irrational - bequeathing righteousness on humans merely by geographical accident - but because it betrays a tragic Tunnel Vision, in which the individual is incapable of conceiving of legitimate existence and value outside of the narrow box he's been placed in from birth, by his geographic location.

In short, the concept of exclusive divinity is an expression of ignorance and intellectual deficiency.

It's actually a form of mental abuse of the individual by those at the helm of institutions propagating such notions.

Thanks.

If you were born a catholic church, you would pay tithes

Now what you just said is very simple straightforward common sense that most Christians will find hard to comprehend. Most of them will just dodge this topic because its not good for their FAITH. And the few that do choose to reply you will open their bible which they only use because it was the religion they were born and bred into find a scripture and start quoting like programmed zombies.

Some of us have been through various religions. But there is an element called destiny you know.

pastormustwacc: Some of us have been through various religions. But there is an element called destiny you know.

And what do you mean by destiny? Was it destiny that made you a christian or the accident of birth?

manmustwac: And what do you mean by destiny? Was it destiny that made you a christian or the accident of birth?

Destiny, and after exploring several religions, i came back to christianity by choice.

pastormustwacc:
Destiny, and after exploring several religions, i came back to christianity by choice.

Nothing beats familiarity with what one grew up with.

It always feels like ''the real thing''. I wouldn't read much into your relapse.

pastormustwacc:
Destiny, and after exploring several religions, i came back to christianity by choice.

Am sure if you were born into islam you would've come back to Islam by choice as well after exploring christianity and other religions

manmustwac: Am sure if you were born into islam you would've come back to Islam by choice as well after exploring christianity and other religions

Wrong, my real roots are catholic and not pentecostal. I was even an alter boy in catholic church, so i should have gone back to catholic church.
But i did not and never will.

^^My friend why are you deceiving yourself? Your ''real roots'' are christianity and you returned to christianity.

^^^Yes, thank you. I meant to say my roots by birth into this world was CATHOLICISM, but my REAL ROOTS by DESTINY is CHRISTIANITY.
Now, there is a difference between being a catholic and a christian - like darkness and light. But let us not distract the thread.

pastormustwacc: ^^^Yes, thank you. I meant to say my roots by birth into this world was CATHOLICISM, but my REAL ROOTS by DESTINY is CHRISTIANITY.
Now, there is a difference between being a catholic and a christian - like darkness and light. But let us not distract the thread.

Regardless, you're the exception, not the norm. The very vast majority are simply responding to their indoctrination.

In your case I would argue that you tried to break free, became troubled, then decided to settle on something clos to home. A bit like a rationalization, telling yourself you've actually explored other options and have indeed chosen another faith when in fact you've only made superficial changes. Since I don't know you though this would be speculation.

ROSSIKE:

If You'd Been born In China, You Wouldn't Be A Christian
If You'd Been born In India, You Wouldn't Be A Christian
If You'd Been born In Japan, You Wouldn't Be A Christian
If You'd Been born In Algeria, You Wouldn't Be A Christian
If You'd Been Born In Bangladesh, You Wouldn't Be A Christian
If You'd Been born In Iran, You Wouldn't Be A Christian
If You'd Been born In Mali, You Wouldn't Be A Christian
If You'd Been born In Libya, You Wouldn't Be A Christian
If You'd Been born In Sri Lanka, You Wouldn't Be A Christian


The ONLY reason you're a christian is by accident of birth and geography, and has NOTHING to do with your level of righteousness, or awareness of God, or closeness to divinity.

If you'd been born in any of the above nations, christianity would have looked to you every bit as remote and dubious as you presently consider faiths like Hinduism, Zoroastrianism, and Jainism.

The idea of converting to christianity would have seemed as weird and bizzare as does the idea of your presently converting to Taoism.

Or Sikhism.

Or Shintoism.

Hence it is PREPOSTEROUS, ARROGANT, and the height of TOMFOOLERY to purport to be practising the ''one true religion'' - not just because it makes out the Creator to be irrational - bequeathing righteousness on humans merely by geographical accident - but because it betrays a tragic Tunnel Vison, in which the individual is incapable of conceiving of legitimate existence and value outside of the narrow box he's been placed in from birth, by his geographic location.

In short, the concept of exclusive divinity is an expression of ignorance and intellectual deficiency.

It's actually a form of mental abuse of the individual by those at the helm of institutions propagating such notions.

Thanks.

Report reaching us from China proves to be contrary to the lies above. This news was at least 4 years ago.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6s_4rM7yorg

So, there goes your philosophy, up in smoke.

OLAADEGBU:

Report reaching us from China proves to be contrary to the lies above.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6s_4rM7yorg

only 5% of chinese are christians. Many who would be under pressure to lose christianity.

And this was from a year earlier. The population of Chinese Christians are said to be more than the total population of Nigeria put together.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QT3TtcQF1Cw

wiegraf:

Regardless, you're the exception, not the norm. The very vast majority are simply responding to their indoctrination.

In your case I would argue that you tried to break free, became troubled, then decided to settle on something clos to home. A bit like a rationalization, telling yourself you've actually explored other options and have indeed chosen another faith when in fact you've only made superficial changes. Since I don't know you though this would be speculation.

Interesting, you might be correct in some ways.

Rare footage of secret churches in China


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxX2_D11qBw

Evidence that Christianity is booming in China. Atheists can kill the body but they cannot kill the soul. Praise the Lord.

Been born in a christain zone/family/nation is by grace and thats the reason why Christ has given us the great commision,read matt24:19 "go ye therefore and teach all nations...."

OLAADEGBU: Rare footage of secret churches in China


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxX2_D11qBw

Evidence that Christianity is booming in China. Atheists can kill the body but they cannot kill the soul. Praise the Lord.

Atheists are now killers? Please look at the news, it is christians that are bombing abortion clinics and killing witches.


As for China, you can lie all yu ant but christianity is only 5% of China

anonymous22: Been born in a christain zone/family/nation is by grace and thats the reason why Christ has given us the great commision,read matt24:19 "go ye therefore and teach all nations...."

So the innocent ones born to non-christian families have no grace? Christians are so irrational



And what about those that died hundreds of years before christianity reached them.

Logicboy03:


Atheists are now killers? Please look at the news, it is christians that are bombing abortion clinics and killing witches.


As for China, you can lie all yu ant but christianity is only 5% of China

You should know that the blood of the Martyrs is the seed of the Church. Educate yourself on the rise of Christianity in China.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uo4L92JR7zI

anonymous22:

Been born in a christain zone/family/nation is by grace and thats the reason why Christ has given us the great commision,read matt24:19 "go ye therefore and teach all nations...."

Studies have shown that the quality of Christians in places where persecution is the harshest are better. Nigeria has gone up in the list of persecuted Christians may the Lord protect and multiply them in Jesus' name.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52N2S0wBjEU

OLAADEGBU:

Studies have shown that the quality of Christians in places where persecution is the harshest are better. Nigeria has gone up in the list of persecuted Christians may the Lord protect and multiply them in Jesus' name.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52N2S0wBjEU

Nonsense and lies for Jesus!


Who is persecuting christians inn southern Nigeria?

pastormustwacc:
Wrong, my real roots are catholic and not pentecostal. I was even an alter boy in catholic church, so i should have gone back to catholic church.
But i did not and never will.

Yeah! I hear that all the time. But from obsavertion the best way to be detached is been an alter boy. They commit the most atrocities in the church + they are so ignorant of they is preached or the values sef. You see their eyes drift so unsettled bunch and then for some reasons they want you to belief they know all just cos they share a seat on the alter?! Devil was the head of the choiristers in heaven#

There are christians in all these countries. Maybe in the minority but it has taken christianity over 2000years to get this far and its growing by the day.

God4moi:
Yeah! I hear that all the time. But from obsavertion the best way to be detached is been an alter boy. They commit the most atrocities in the church + they are so ignorant of they is preached or the values sef. You see their eyes drift so unsettled bunch and then for some reasons they want you to belief they know all just cos they share a seat on the alter?! Devil was the head of the choiristers in heaven#

You have said it all. No one can convince me to return to the catholic church, except maybe if GOD HIMSELF COMES DOWN and tells me to return.

The most popular religion in the world tries to pass itself off as the underdog, it appeals, makes them feel important. An already deluded people, so it actually should be expected. Muslims like to claim they are constantly being persecuted as well, despite their default mode being them persecuting others. Look at the history of martyrdom of both faiths. Meh.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_martyrs#Historical_importance
""Persecution was seen by early Christians, as by later historians, as one of the crucial influences on the growth and development of the early Church and Christian beliefs. (Frend) shows how the persecutions formed an essential part in a providential philosophy of history that has profoundly influenced European political thought."[9]

Among other things, persecution sparked the cult of the saints, facilitated the rapid growth and spread of Christianity, prompted defenses and explanations of Christianity (the "apologies" ) and, in its aftermath, raised fundamental questions about the nature of the church."

There aren't that many xtians in china anyways, considering their population, nevertheless expect the spin from religious.

Atheism has nothing to do with the repression of others, it is simply a lack of belief in gods. Somebody repressing religion? Then likely that person is pushing another religion on you, like a state or personality cult. Mao, Stalin, Kim, Hitler (a catholic though) and Nazism, Fascists (though most were religious as well). Note, all these are RELIGIONS. They espouse their dogma and demand you don't ask questions, that pretty much is textbook religion. Now, look through the HDI index and look up other countries with large numbers of atheists which do not push silly state based religions, rather those that have secular humanist values. Can you notice a trend?

wiegraf: The most popular religion in the world tries to pass itself off as the underdog, it appeals, makes them feel important. An already deluded people, so it actually should be expected. Muslims like to claim they are constantly being persecuted as well, despite their default mode being them persecuting others. Look at the history of martyrdom of both faiths. Meh.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_martyrs#Historical_importance
""Persecution was seen by early Christians, as by later historians, as one of the crucial influences on the growth and development of the early Church and Christian beliefs. (Frend) shows how the persecutions formed an essential part in a providential philosophy of history that has profoundly influenced European political thought."[9]

Among other things, persecution sparked the cult of the saints, facilitated the rapid growth and spread of Christianity, prompted defenses and explanations of Christianity (the "apologies" ) and, in its aftermath, raised fundamental questions about the nature of the church."

There aren't that many xtians in china anyways, considering their population, nevertheless expect the spin from religious.

Atheism has nothing to do with the repression of others, it is simply a lack of belief in gods. Somebody repressing religion? Then likely that person is pushing another religion on you, like a state or personality cult. Mao, Stalin, Kim, Hitler (a catholic though) and Nazism, Fascists (though most were religious as well). Note, all these are RELIGIONS. They espouse their dogma and demand you don't ask questions, that pretty much is textbook religion. Now, look through the HDI index and look up other countries with large numbers of atheists which do not push silly state based religions, rather those that have secular humanist values. Can you notice a trend?

Thank you! these christians believe that they are the ones that are being persecuted when they are the majority. The most followed religion. Imagine Yoruba msouth south man claiming that he is being persecuted for christianity? In south Nigeria?

@ topic

faulty logic, at best.

tpia@:
@ topic

faulty logic, at best.

Could you explain how?

All u people saying there are some christians in these countries, who told u there aren't some buddists in nigeria and other christian dominated countries.
Besides the only reason christianity is so famous is because it is the religion of westerners. And westerners have traveled round the world carrying their religion with them.
We all know the whole world has adopted the culture of the westerners, so its only logical that some people would adopt their religion as well.
Although most indians would never accept christianity because they know its a rip-off from their own religion

ROSSIKE:

If You'd Been born In China, You Wouldn't Be A Christian
If You'd Been born In India, You Wouldn't Be A Christian
If You'd Been born In Japan, You Wouldn't Be A Christian
If You'd Been born In Algeria, You Wouldn't Be A Christian
If You'd Been Born In Bangladesh, You Wouldn't Be A Christian
If You'd Been born In Iran, You Wouldn't Be A Christian
If You'd Been born In Mali, You Wouldn't Be A Christian
If You'd Been born In Libya, You Wouldn't Be A Christian
If You'd Been born In Sri Lanka, You Wouldn't Be A Christian


The ONLY reason you're a christian is by accident of birth and geography, and has NOTHING to do with your level of righteousness, or awareness of God, or closeness to divinity.

If you'd been born in any of the above nations, christianity would have looked to you every bit as remote and dubious as you presently consider faiths like Hinduism, Zoroastrianism, and Jainism.

The idea of converting to christianity would have seemed as weird and bizzare as does the idea of your presently converting to Taoism.

Or Sikhism.

Or Shintoism.

Hence it is PREPOSTEROUS, ARROGANT, and the height of TOMFOOLERY to purport to be practising the ''one true religion'' - not just because it makes out the Creator to be irrational - bequeathing righteousness on humans merely by geographical accident - but because it betrays a tragic Tunnel Vision, in which the individual is incapable of conceiving of legitimate existence and value outside of the narrow box he's been placed in from birth, by his geographic location.

In short, the concept of exclusive divinity is an expression of ignorance and intellectual deficiency.

It's actually a form of mental abuse of the individual by those at the helm of institutions propagating such notions.

Thanks.

The highlighted nation above is proven to be one of the first Islamic nations experiencing a revival where people are coming to Christ in their droves.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sL2c6rr5dI

Where is ROSSIKE to come and defend his illogical theories?