How to convert (Blah Blah) to (Christianity)

Lady ElDi wrote:Hello,


If you're serious about this, start by reading the Bible and find out more about Jesus. It's not complicated.

True. Read the bible and decide if you believe it or not. If you don't understand the Bible, go to the nearest church and ask a pastor about it and decide if you really want to convert your belief. Seriously, there isn't a need to ask us, since the choice is yours.

storeguy wrote:I'm a Buddha and i want to convert to christian. please help and i mean it  

Carlos G. wrote:

storeguy wrote:I'm a Buddha and i want to convert to christian. please help and i mean it  

In the country where I am, which is largely Roman-catholic, you are obliged to pay a so-called "church tax" (the amount of which depends on how much you earn), if you are either catholic or evangelic. Yes, this has led many people here to "leave the church", like I did a few years ago. Even if you really believe in all that, why are the people forced to pay money for their belief ?

But don't worry, I would be VERY surprised, if there was the same system in any other country in the world.

Even most other devout catholic countries (like Spain, Italy, Brazil or Poland) don't have something comparable like the "Austrian way".

Lady ElDi wrote:
Oh wow, I never heard of that before. Donations are, of course, appreciated in church, but not an obligation. At least not in my country.

Lady ElDi wrote:
Although I do have a certificate for getting baptized , but not everyone believes in adult baptism.

TUN3R wrote:

Lady ElDi wrote:
Although I do have a certificate for getting baptized , but not everyone believes in adult baptism.

Weird. Over here, religious institutions can release certificates but they are in no way mandatory, you have to ask (and pay, yes) for them. They are mostly just for schools, so that, at least in theory, kids who are of a different religion don't have to participate in Religion classes in school (which is strictly Christian Orthodox). Atheism counts too.

This is just theory though. In reality Religion teachers have to get paid, and to get paid, they need to teach, and to teach, they need students. If everybody gets an Atheism certificate to skip Religion classes (like I did), there won't be enough students attending them. It's all a load of bull, especially since Religion teachers are qualified to teach some degree of History as well, but whatever.

TUN3R wrote:

Lady ElDi wrote:
Although I do have a certificate for getting baptized , but not everyone believes in adult baptism.

Weird. Over here, religious institutions can release certificates but they are in no way mandatory, you have to ask (and pay, yes) for them. They are mostly just for schools, so that, at least in theory, kids who are of a different religion don't have to participate in Religion classes in school (which is strictly Christian Orthodox). Atheism counts too.

This is just theory though. In reality Religion teachers have to get paid, and to get paid, they need to teach, and to teach, they need students. If everybody gets an Atheism certificate to skip Religion classes (like I did), there won't be enough students attending them. It's all a load of bull, especially since Religion teachers are qualified to teach some degree of History as well, but whatever.

Lady ElDi wrote:There are different schools here. There are Catholic schools, Protestant schools, Atheist schools, Islamic schools (etc.). Parents will know what to expect when a kid is enrolled in (primary) school. Most of a childs' religious education will be taken care of by the parents though.

Phoebe wrote:

Lady ElDi wrote:There are different schools here. There are Catholic schools, Protestant schools, Atheist schools, Islamic schools (etc.). Parents will know what to expect when a kid is enrolled in (primary) school. Most of a childs' religious education will be taken care of by the parents though.

 It's not related the subject directly and I am not Christian but I think education should be religion-free. Someone can be a well educated human being without religion, but I doubt he can serve all the people just with religion, without education. As Lady ElDi said it should be taken care of by parents, because religion is something inside, it shouldn't affect where you go, what you eat, whom you be with. That's why people divide into groups and fighting each other and killing people with the name of God.. (like the Muslim terorists)

And making people pay for their religions... That's the thing I hate and that's the thing we're still resisting in Turkey. Religion should be something like glue, sticking people together, whether you're from the same religion or nor. But some "smart" people using it and some "not smart" people buying those lies and here we are the 21th century still fighting with each other. And unfortunately, it's all the same aroud the world, maybe in different shapes yet it's the same :/

And to the subject owner, I hope you find peace whatever you choose.

Lady ElDi wrote:
 Oh I agree. My kids go to a religion-free school. One of the reasons is that I'm in a multi-culti relationship, my kids are 50% Dutch/50% Moroccan, and he's a muslim. But the kids will learn about both religions and find their own way. It will make them truly individual.
I never understood the fighting, it's clearly not meant to be fought over and I wish people would embrace similarities rather than fight over differences. In the end, you only have to take responsibility for your self, your actions, your religion. Not someone else's. So why kill each other over it?