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03-14-2012, 10:33 AM
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Of course these missionaries DO help people. They do bring food into places and they build schools and spread clothing. And if the books in these schools then dont mention evolution that is a minor drawback, right? And of course next to the school there will be a church and it would be kind of rude to not go there on Sundays after all these people are doing, right? And then when you know about Jesus, you also think that it is a good idea to help others - with food and faith,... This whole charade is centuries old - People have always been bribed into converting to Christianity. Look at the European culture - the christian missionaries even accepted and incorporated local rituals and gods in the form of the christmas tree, the dates for christmas and easter, the easter symbolism of egg and rabbit instead of lamb, plenty of local saints that have "assignments" like being a "saint of safe travel". But without this adaptation plus bribery they would never have made most of Europe christian. Ok and then there is also the sword in more severe cases like the southern baltic states...
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