"I didn't think of it like that - emotion versus reason. I guess asking him to be logical and reason it out and explain the specifics to me will end in the old favourite cure-all FAITH which is based on emotion and not reason."
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One of my oldest friends recently got divorced and met a woman who is a Christian. She got him to go to an Alpha course and now he has become a Christain as well and they both attend quite a hectic…Continue
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Pat replied to L Jordan's discussion Dealing with a newly converted (from Atheism) Christian friend
"Reminds me of a line by Redd Foxx in the Movie Harlem Nights, about a cop that went from being a Catholic to a Baptist after he fell in love with a hooker. "Must be some powerful p---y to make a man change his god."
In all…"
booklover replied to L Jordan's discussion Dealing with a newly converted (from Atheism) Christian friend
"I would listen to him and then explain that you understand how he is hurting, but to remember the reasons why he was an Atheist. Hope he comes back around to reason. If he gets in so deep that he becomes really religious and there is no…"
Anthony Jones replied to L Jordan's discussion Dealing with a newly converted (from Atheism) Christian friend
"Personally I'd listen to him, if only to let him know that you care about him, even if his opinion is erroneous. At the stage he's in now, there's no real room for debate or discussion regarding his choice. From what you've just…"
L Jordan replied to Gary C.'s discussion What is the best response to "Jesus loves you"?
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L Jordan replied to Steph S.'s discussion As An Atheist Can Your Life Have Purpose and Meaning?
"Do we have to have a purpose ? The way language has evolved and the difficulty humans have with understanding the concepts of nothing and infinity may lead us to think that there has to be some purpose to our lives but what if its all just…"
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Dealing with a newly converted (from Atheism) Christian friend
One of my oldest friends recently got divorced and met a woman who is a Christian. She got him to go to an Alpha course and now he has become a Christain as well and they both attend quite a hectic church where I think things like faith healing happen. I've been struggling to understand how an inteligent Atheist can be brainwashed so easily. The tipping point for me was on Saturday night when he told me he could no longer listen to some of his favourite music becasue the devil was mentioned in…See More
L Jordan replied to Austin Hunt's discussion What age did you become an atheist/agnostic and why?
"I also have become stronger in my non-beliefs over the past few years. I started noticing how my right to not participate in religious things was never taken seriously. People would say 'just do it, what does it hurt' but they just…"
L Jordan replied to Austin Hunt's discussion What age did you become an atheist/agnostic and why?
"Although I was raised by my athiest mother, I went to a christian school because there are no non-religiously-alligned schools here and we live in a majority christian country. My mom didnt teach me to be an athiest but she didn't teach me…"
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