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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What about all the (purportedly) non-religious missionaries acting under the activist label who travel throughout the world promoting and expanding various social movements that go against traditional values in many societies?  Should they be banned?  Or is what they do OK because people in the developed world think they are right and the traditional values they oppose are outmoded?  How is that not cultural imperialism?[/quote]

True- [b]I’m sure all the people spewing hate towards missionaries for not respecting traditional cultures are absolutely fine with the organizations that go to these cultures to promote/push family planning.[/b][/quote]

You have something against family planning?[/quote]

I have something against hypocrites that criticize Christians missionaries for disrespecting local culture’s while praising others for doing the same when it aligns with their values.[/quote]

I think you're against family planning.  Thank goodness there are organizations that will provide these urgently needed services. And no sermon about Jesus gets rammed down their throats at the same time.[/quote]

I promise you that most missionaries believe  just as strongly that [b]these people are urgently in need of god [/b]as you believe they are in need of having the benefits of family planning rammed down their throat.[/quote]

Um.. when you say "god," which god?  Is it your god that you're going to ram down their throats?  Seems like Religious imperialism to me.  Why not respect their local cultures and traditions? [/quote]

Why not respect their traditions that promote having large families?[/quote]

You avoided answering the question, but o.k.  I don't think many women of the world would agree with having large families if they had a choice, and the demand for family planning is great and is welcomed in many countries (and these services are only available in places where they are welcomed).  Ramming your god down their throats is not needed and is, in fact, disrespectful and completely not needed.  See the difference?  [/quote]

DP, but the irony that's being pointed out here is that family planning is just as much being rammed down throats, which is to say it's not in either case. People are given the option of family planning, despite it being contradictory to many traditional cultures. People are similarly given the option of becoming Christian, despite that not being a religion native to the area. (This is not how missionaries have always worked granted, but today it is). You're happy to send people to spread the good news of birth control, though. Personally, I'm fine with both, and I trust people, even poor people in developing countries to make these choices for themselves.

It's also very strange to see this set in the context of "Eastern Religions" in Southeast Asia, given that the most common Eastern religion in the region is Buddhism which spread there through missionaries.[/quote]

Should we ban Buddhist proselytizers in the US? [b]There’s nothing be at work who never stops talking about Buddhism.[/b] [/quote]

What?[/quote]

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