@Reagaknight,
Reagaknight;19040 wrote:LOL, so Christians are brainwashed I suppose. And I also guess that if you do do some research and consideration, there's no way you would want to stay in the Church?
I'll tell you why young people usually convert- because they have an unwillingness to believe what they can't see, unless it's some vague conspiracy or scientific theory, but nothing Orthodox. Factor in the elitist, self-important attitude and unwillingness to accept or humble themselves before a higher power, and laziness and there's no way they'll stick with Christianity.
I affirm there is a god and I act accordingly, doesnt mean I'm a Christian because I don't think that only the "Jesus Club" gets in. It's ludicrous and an extension of a non inclusive "we're the only ones who aren't being dammed to hell" ideals that started with the racist faith of the Israelites.
As for brainswashing, what is brainwashing?
We claim that the Hitler Youth were brainwashed, and rightly so. They were taken in their innocence and had unfounded and in some cases provably wrong ideals forced upon them by society. They were punished when they failed to conform and this system led them to judge others.
I could say everything I just said about the Hitler Youth to the way Christian Children are raised
They are started when they are young
Their society forces it on them and punishes them for not conforming
It leads to the judgment of others
and it is unprovable (Jesus) and in some instances it is provably wrong (The great Flood)
But somehow you give it a pass without a second though, because you've traded in your free thought. What's the saying? If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, etc...
I wonder how much success parents would have if they waited till their Children were 16 to convert them...