Question for the (TRULY) religious

Winnie The Foo

Winnie The Foo

Green Belt
@Green
Joined
Aug 6, 2010
Messages
1,479
Reaction score
0
Hypothetical Scenario:

Let's say a crazy person walks up to you and puts a loaded gun to your head. He says "Denounce whatever God, Deity, holy person, etc. that you believe in. If you do not I will shoot you in the head...."

How do you respond?
 
Stupid religious people say that atheism is a form of faith, so does that mean I'm eligible to share my opinion here?
 
I would not denounce Jesus Christ. He is the King of Kings. I owe everything I have to him.
 
What's a gun to a god? Religious zealots die everyday for their god. Willingly.
 
I would tell them to pull the trigger. There's nothing that could make me denounce Jesus Christ.
 
Winnie The Foo said:
Hypothetical Scenario:

Let's say a crazy person walks up to you and puts a loaded gun to your head. He says "Denounce whatever God, Deity, holy person, etc. that you believe in. If you do not I will shoot you in the head...."

How do you respond?
Click to expand...
Interesting question. Is there anything you, TS, wouldn't say to avoid being shot in the head?
 
Winnie The Foo said:
Hypothetical Scenario:

Let's say a crazy person walks up to you and puts a loaded gun to your head. He says "Denounce whatever God, Deity, holy person, etc. that you believe in. If you do not I will shoot you in the head...."

How do you respond?
Click to expand...

This is what God is doing to people of non faith. Putting a gun to their heads and telling them "give yourself to me or burn in hell for eternity".
 
Winnie The Foo said:
All opinions are welcomed.
Click to expand...

I would say I believe in God to save my life. I don't give a shit about that.

I'm curious in the answers of actual religious people. My first instinct is I should not look down on people who would choose death over blasphemy, mainly because it's not my place to look down on people, but hypocrisy rankles me. I imagine that a religious person would choose death over blasphemy because our physical selves aren't important and it's our souls that will be taken care of in heaven, but then I question how many of these people dedicated themselves to filling their lives with all the creature comforts they could instead of donating their time, money and careers to helping the poor and downtrodden, which would be a more effective step to bringing people to the light of Jesus instead of moralizing about how superior you are and/or knocking on people's doors. So they would actually be living the values Jesus espoused AS WELL as bringing people to Christ and saving their souls.
 
But whoever denies me before men, I also will deny before my Father who is in heaven. -- Matthew 10:33

I'd like to think I'd take my chances with the gunman. I've had a pretty good run, I don't fear death. I'd probably still try for the gun though.
 
FinalFight said:
This is what God is doing to people of non faith. Putting a gun to their heads and telling them "give yourself to me or burn in hell for eternity".
Click to expand...

No. Its more like inviting them not to spend eternity away from Him ie hell.

Your choice.
 
FinalFight said:
This is what God is doing to people of non faith. Putting a gun to their heads and telling them "give yourself to me or burn in hell for eternity".
Click to expand...

Interesting angle. I have an idea of how the religious folks may justify that, but I don't want to speak for anyone here.
 
JosephDredd said:
I would say I believe in God to save my life. I don't give a shit about that.

I'm curious in the answers of actual religious people. My first instinct is I should not look down on people who would choose death over blasphemy, mainly because it's not my place to look down on people, but hypocrisy rankles me. I imagine that a religious person would choose death over blasphemy because our physical selves aren't important and it's our souls that will be taken care of in heaven, but then I question how many of these people dedicated themselves to filling their lives with all the creature comforts they could instead of donating their time, money and careers to helping the poor and downtrodden, which would be a more effective step to bringing people to the light of Jesus instead of moralizing about how superior you are and/or knocking on people's doors. So they would actually be living the values Jesus espoused AS WELL as bringing people to Christ and saving their souls.
Click to expand...

There's a whole lot of people in this world doing just what you suggest.
 
JosephDredd said:
I would say I believe in God to save my life. I don't give a shit about that.

I'm curious in the answers of actual religious people. My first instinct is I should not look down on people who would choose death over blasphemy, mainly because it's not my place to look down on people, but hypocrisy rankles me. I imagine that a religious person would choose death over blasphemy because our physical selves aren't important and it's our souls that will be taken care of in heaven, but then I question how many of these people dedicated themselves to filling their lives with all the creature comforts they could instead of donating their time, money and careers to helping the poor and downtrodden, which would be a more effective step to bringing people to the light of Jesus instead of moralizing about how superior you are and/or knocking on people's doors. So they would actually be living the values Jesus espoused AS WELL as bringing people to Christ and saving their souls.
Click to expand...

It would definitely make them question how much they actually believe in it all.
 
Are you sure I'm not the crazy person with the gun in this situation?

200w.gif
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Latest posts

Forum statistics

Threads
1,254,386
Messages
56,643,380
Members
175,327
Latest member
Jawid

Share this page

Back
Top