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Atheists & Agnostics

BrightKnight

(3,567 posts)

22. Forced conversion is not in scripture but free will is.

Reply to NeoGreen (Original post)

Wed Jun 10, 2020, 06:43 PM

Jun 2020

Real Christianity is fundamentally about love. You can’t have real love if someone is coerced. What they are doing is not Christian. Not everyone that identifies as Christian is.

The USSR coerced people of many faiths to be atheist.
The Nazis coerced people to change their faith.

As a Christian I agree that it is very wrong. I don’t agree that it is Christian or that is something unique to people calling themselves Christians.

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Lawsuit Says Atheist Parolee Spent 5 Months in Jail for Not Going to Bible Study [View all] NeoGreen Jun 2020 OP

I wish I could say that this was not true. I have clients that have been sent to these programs tulipsandroses Jun 2020 #1

Grrrr.... progressoid Jun 2020 #19

It is extremely frustrating. This is part of the broader conversation we are having now tulipsandroses Jun 2020 #20

So very wrong. There is SO much wrong with this country. Ferrets are Cool Jun 2020 #2

"a religious program in order to fulfill some legal obligation" bucolic_frolic Jun 2020 #3

A marriage license is civil SCantiGOP Jun 2020 #4

So then you don't need a marriage license to get married in a church, right? bucolic_frolic Jun 2020 #5

Not really SCantiGOP Jun 2020 #7

I suppose that would be up to the church involved. lagomorph777 Jun 2020 #11

Nope. sarge43 Jun 2020 #12

Horse, you got your cart on backwards Warpy Jun 2020 #13

If you do that, barbtries Jun 2020 #14

How on Earth did you get the idea Susan Calvin Jun 2020 #6

obviously azureblue Jun 2020 #8

My wife was a lawyer DBoon Jun 2020 #21

Jesus! fleur-de-lisa Jun 2020 #9

Disgusting. Without freedom from religion there is no freedom of religion...nt Wounded Bear Jun 2020 #10

Perhaps he could choose a particular Christian religion that they would not like. keithbvadu2 Jun 2020 #15

I'm a convinced Lutheran and I know that's just plain wrong. Whoever is responsible ... marble falls Jun 2020 #16

Nothing says faith like physically forcing your beliefs down others throats to MAKE them believe too LiberalLovinLug Jun 2020 #17

Christo-fascism Dopers_Greed Jun 2020 #18

Forced conversion is not in scripture but free will is. BrightKnight Jun 2020 #22

Juviniles I_UndergroundPanther Jun 2020 #23