Missionaries should be banned

[Anonymous]

The "free speech" argument is absurd. America itself, which created so-called free speech, seriously curtails religious speech in the civil sphere. That's probably why the missionaries go overseas to places that will allow them to prosthelytize, especially if they bring along food and medicine etc.

[Anonymous]

The world is a better place because of Christianity.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:So you guys don’t believe in freedom of speech?
I’m an atheist but I don’t understand why you would favor banning speech.

Going to other countries, using your money and power to exploit people is not Free Speech.

Trying to convert people to your religion is the very definition of free speech. And, like all free speech that needs protection, many people don’t like it. And, like all free speech that needs protection because people don’t like it, the problem with banning it is that it is a slippery slope to banning more speech.

we don't allow religious "free speech" even in America, in the schools or by our government. And since religion is declining in American and Western countries, the missionaries have to prey on the poor countries of the world for converts because people just aren't buying it here.

imma need you to show your work on that one, big boi

??? separation of church and state. Ever heard of it? it's Not allowed.

Still happens, though.
Tennessee woman says her child was taught ‘how to torture a Jew’ in public school Bible class
https://www.jta.org/2022/02/07/united-states/tennessee-woman-says-her-child-was-taught-how-to-torture-a-jew-in-public-school-bible-class

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The world is a better place because of Christianity.

That’s your opinion.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The world is a better place because of Christianity.

Is this for real? I'd say the opposite, but this is a thread about missionaries, so I won't.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The world is a better place because of Christianity.

No. It’s not. It should be, but it is most definitely not.

/Christian and minister

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The world is a better place because of Christianity.

No. It’s not. It should be, but it is most definitely not.

/Christian and minister

Nobody expected the Spanish Inquisition

[Anonymous]

Missionaries are barbaric terrorists.

They are steeped in supremacist ideology seeking to destroy native cultures.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Missionaries are barbaric terrorists.

They are steeped in supremacist ideology seeking to destroy native cultures.

but they mean well.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The world is a better place because of Christianity.

No. It’s not. It should be, but it is most definitely not.

/Christian and minister

Nobody expected the Spanish Inquisition

That's what happens when you mix religion and politics.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I see, it’s evil, hateful, wrong, exploitative and every other badness for people to travel to share what they believe is good news, but it’s perfectly OK for you to denounce and defame generations of people from countless denominations because you disagree with them.

IME, people are most often threatened by a message that makes them suspect that what they insist they believe is not true, so they get aggressively defensive. When people think what they’re being told is silly, they more often ignore and/or laugh it off.

When the missionaries leave, should they take their schools, colleges, hospitals, water programs and everything else they brought with them?

Thank you for showing why these things need to be done without the religious aspect. If you can't preach, they can't have what they need.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The world is a better place because of Christianity.

No. It’s not. It should be, but it is most definitely not.

/Christian and minister

Nobody expected the Spanish Inquisition

That's what happens when you mix religion and politics.

And the Spanish religious monarchs were some of the worst.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: I am from South East Asia and was born into one of the eastern religions. It absolutely enrages me to see western Christians come to third-world countries to convert us, trying to destroy our local practices, languages because they think they know better than us. The absolute disdain they have towards us brown people is disgusting. I think they should just be banned by all governments. Want to do humanitarian work - enroll with non-religious AID organizations. Keep your bible and your prejudice to yourself.

Isn’t it up to each country’s government whether to allow foreigners to visit, for how long, and for what purpose?

[Anonymous]

In my home country in Asia (not third world) I noticed these missionaries and their families always live in very expensive housing (as an analogy, it would be like a missionary family with 4-5 kids living in a SFH in NWDC). Also the churches they plant in each city seems to be in expensive addresses too. When I looked up their home church it was some no-name local ministry in the Midwest. I know they may get tax written off as a religious institution but where does all the funding usually come from?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I see, it’s evil, hateful, wrong, exploitative and every other badness for people to travel to share what they believe is good news, but it’s perfectly OK for you to denounce and defame generations of people from countless denominations because you disagree with them.

IME, people are most often threatened by a message that makes them suspect that what they insist they believe is not true, so they get aggressively defensive. When people think what they’re being told is silly, they more often ignore and/or laugh it off.

When the missionaries leave, should they take their schools, colleges, hospitals, water programs and everything else they brought with them?

Thank you for showing why these things need to be done without the religious aspect. If you can't preach, they can't have what they need.

Exactly. No more religious "help" when it comes with a hook.

Either you want to help people or not. Proselytizing vulnerable people is disgusting.