Why do Christians choose Christianity over the plethora of other religions out there?
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The thing is that people (not just Christians) DON'T CHOOSE. Religion is many times given to people as we grow up. I was a Christian once, and noticed how my mother passed on her religion unto me, telling me to pray, go to church and so on. There was no time for a "choosing of religion" for me and I imagine that is so for many people. Parents give their religion to children, it's a bonding and cultural thing. And a good thing because religion satifies a psychological need for in-group membership, and spiritual welbeing.\n Strange thing is that I CHOSE my religion and chose Judaism as my path.\nI support religions...let people believe what they want.
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Christianity is not being flushed down the toilet. It is simply becoming more socially acceptable to voice your oppinions against relgion. There are still a great many Christians out there, and a great many non-believers. However, in modern times, it is unacceptable to persecute non-believers and therefor they live to pass their beliefs on to their children rather than being burned or drowned or hunted to extinction. Christianity will never die, nor will those who oppose its teachings.\nIf you were referring to why so many people stray from Christianity that look at our society. Christians are one of the largest religious affiliations out there. The more people you have, the greater the odds that you will find "bad" people within that group. Despite my personal religious beliefs I refuse to affiliate myself with any church because I do not wish to be lumped in with the Sunday-morning Christians you find in all of them. If the Christian faiths want to attract more people they should take a break from preaching to the unbelievers and try preaching to their own corrupt followers for a change. There are millions of good Christians out there but it only takes one hypocrite to give the entire group a bad reputation.
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Because like a lot of Christians, it's hard for them to grasp the concept of 'other religions'.  Gods forbid they be wrong.  The fact that Pagan religions are over 5000 years old and have over 2000 religions seems difficult for some to understand.
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I've never thought of it that way. I'm in between religious beliefs at the moment, but yours has given me an entirely new perspective on Christianity. Thanks for putting it out there!
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FOLKS, LISTEN UP!!!!\n\nThere are 10,000 religions practiced on Earth today!!!  TEN THOUSAND!!!  You would "die" for your beliefs in just ONE of them?  Have you even studied any of the others?  What if you got it WRONG?  What if you're dying for the WRONG belief system.  Can you really say, TRULY, that you've studied all of the belief systems and that yours is THE ONE?\n\nMy goodness, there are almost 34,000 DENOMINATIONS OF CHRISTIANITY!!!  Have you studied ALL OF THEM?  It would be a shame to lose your life over one belief system out of TENS OF THOUSANDS...when you've only studied one.  It's like saying, "Carrots are the one true vegetable!", when there are thousands of vegetables, and you've only eaten one.  I would invite you to go back to the "religious salad bar" and eat from more than one tray.  Then, you get to pick from experience, not from blind acceptance.\n\nI wish you Peace.
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Because to some christians, they are afraid if they look into other ideas that they might discover that they are wrong or need to change.  It is far easier to for some to just follow the cultural norm, follow what everybody else is doing instead of discovering real truth on their own.  There is a difference between feeling something is true and knowing 100% without a shadow of a doubt it is true.  by following christianity blindly without investigating they don't have to deal with family members or friends being upset or stirred up.  People are afraid of what they do not understand, like how many christians say pagans worship satan, when in fact they do not.   I have known christians who won't even remotely associate with "non-believers" when in their scriptures it says for them to make disciples and tell everyone about Jesus; but conversation goes both ways; so heaven forbid for a "non-believer" to question or say something back-that is where in some instances the hate and narrow-mindededness comes in.
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You are missing the big picture that separates Christianity from other religions.\n\nChristianity teaches man is saved by faith alone and good works is a response to that gift of salvation.\n\nOther religions teaches that man is saved by good works and faith. Salvation is earned not given
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There are multitudinous denominations, many of which have long since run their course and died out. After all, how many Puritains do you know today?\n\nGiven the inclinations of human nature, it is theoretically possible to posit an argument that there are as many "denominations" of Christianity as there are Christians. Yes, belief in the divinity of Christ is the central premise of all strains of Christianity, but beyond this, beliefs and values can differ widely. Look at the difference between Baptists and Congregationalists, for example. Within your own church, no doubt you know people who have very different personal values from your own: does that somehow invalidate their belief in Christ?\n\nGiven that the scriptures talk of our personal relationship with Christ, I think it is fair to say that the church is less a building or organization than a structure of faith within our hearts and spirits. Thus, as many Christians as there are, that is as many denominations as you might find.\n\nPeace!
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Christians only feel they are better in reality as people we are not better than each other. As far as religions go the true path is Islam.
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Christianity is a powerful religion because it has so many members.  It is hard to speak out against Christianity not just here, but in all areas of life.\n\nMany Christians believe that this is a Christian country, not a country with religious freedom.  I hope that one day we will be able to have true religious freedom, but until that day we must accept that Christianity rules America.  But acceptance does not mean that we can not work for change!
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Nonsense.  Christianity, as a collective, is the world's largest religion.
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That's a complicated question. Yes, they are all Christian but Christianity is an odd religion, really. Even if you have a same based religion, one branch of that religion is going to think that they're better than the others. And that's not limited to Christianity. Muslim's are divided into two groups: Sunnis and Shiites and they hate each other. It doesn't matter if it's the same religion, some people are always going to believe they're better than everyone else. Religions just a boundary we like to push down each other's throats.
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You are restricting that just to Christians? I find many people "representing" different views doing the same.\n\nAlthough I am no big fan of Christianity you are asking a biased question
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Probably because Christians like you have no clue.  You READ the Bible, you practice Christianity.
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I am a Christian which is not a religion it is a relationship.  I checked out most of the other religions which are man's attempt to reach God.  I believe in Christianity because of the testimony of the Bible saints as well as those whose lives I have seen converted. I know that it is the only belief system that can make a difference in someones life not by doing or being good but by allowing the Living Creator of Heaven and Earth to indwell in you and His helping you to change your life around.
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They are not picking and choosing, they  are just saying that if the person is doing wrong and knowing full well that this goes against Christ, they are not truly Christians. A true Christian will fight against wrong. Unfortunatly we are all human and will go the wrong way. And just because someone says they worship Jesus does not mean they are Chrsitians for who can truly read someones heart.
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Some Christians do...it's the hardcore ones that are not willing to believe in anything except that which they believe gives glory to god...not all Christians are that hardcore...what the hardcore Christians are asking for is eminently impractical and chaotic...I think they are mostly after your hard earned...some people who would call themselves christian have more open minds...I don't think the founders of these religions wanted anyone to be miserable and look at life so two dimensionally...