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Originally Posted by phetaroi
Exactly. Because to do so is, in reality, talking down to people. There are about 20 churches in my community, almost all of which have their advertising sign out front...some with all sorts of flashing electronic messages...and we non-believers are intelligent enough to read those signs and visit, if we wish. Our weekly local newspaper has more than a whole page of ads from those same (and more) local churches. We can read those ads and make a contact, if we wish. We can look churches up online, if we wish. There are plenty of books in the bookstores and libraries about various religions, including christianity, that we can consult, if we wish. We don't need to be told the 'good news'. If we're interested, we can easily seek and find, if we wish.
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I don't mind if someone wants to spread what they think is "good news" if they wish, as long as it's not so aggressive to be offensive...
For me the good deed is not to be promoting these differing religious beliefs that have caused so much conflict, unnecessary suffering and even death all over the world for so long. Doesn't matter how innocent anyone feels about just "spreading the word," ultimately it's these words that are always on a collision course with others who are spreading a different word. All of them thinking they are doing a good deed by doing so.
They know not what they do, or certainly don't seem to think about it much...
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