I evangelize young and old alike. It only takes one moment to believe and be saved. It's easy. The only shameful part is that many people refuse to believe and therefore cannot be saved. However I don't brainwash anyone, and after a short two to twenty minute receiving of the gospel, I never see these people again or know anything about them whatsoever. Brainwashing is something that takes place over time. Getting saved only takes a moment.Contrarian Expatriate wrote: You should be embarrassed that you, as an adult, have let these myths, fairy tales, and mind tricks rule your existence. Every major religion has its myths, fairy tales, and mind tricks, but the Christian faith seemingly has the most patently ridiculous of them all.
Do you know how you come off? "I implore you to suspend your logic, intellect and better judgment and simply follow with blind faith for if you do not, the fires of hell will burn away at your flesh and the searing pain will last for an eternity. Hark, he who abandons reason (which was given to him by god in the first place) and follows him is among the most virtuous and will live eternally in paradise, just as long as you perpetuate the fearmongering and brainwashing and contribute to the weekly till." Reeeaaaally?
But so long as you are not infecting children with this blather, I say let the fools who would believe such nonsensical drivel do so to their detriment.
It is pure evil masquerading as righteousness and you, sir, should be deeply ashamed!
The Book of Jude also predicts that in the last days there will be scoffers walking after their own lusts.
And once saved it becomes apparent that live righteously is the best way to go.
Also I can't think of anything detrimental which I have received. Not even the condemnation from unbelievers. I have actually found that after someone has been mocking me for an extended period of time that good things happen for me afterward. There is reward even in persecution for the Christian. The unbeliever who rejects Christ only gets the pleasure of sin for a season. And the sin which they love more than Christ is the most twisted type of sin, that normal people couldn't conceive of.
Richard Dawkins, a famous God hater, tells us that lite pedophilia is okay. He was fondled as a boy in a boarding school and approves of it as normal. Reprobates love ungodliness and crookedness and perversity.