Do religious people think they get Heaven points for forcing religion on people?

I'm serious. Are some people deluded into thinking that thumping their little books at people that don't care to hear it are gaining something. I'm seeing a lot of this here and on other sites that I frequent.

It's really totally destoyed some scientific discussions because there's no science to confirm or deny it. Why can't some people just accept you don't want to hear it? Religion has it's place for some, but not for others.

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Yes It’s right there in Bible, Daniel 12:3: And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever. In other words, yeah, you’re apparently racking up points for the afterlife. God didn’t provide a scoresheet, so you and are aren’t ever going to get a chance to say, " you’ve already saved plenty of souls, please go away."

Also, Jesus told them to. Most of the New Testament after the Gospels is about the preaching. Besides, don’t you want to be Jesus’ friend?"You are My friends if you do what I command you" (John 15:14) (I say that to my friends all the time, but I think it works better if Dad has to be capitalized.

) So presumably not doing it is disobeying a direct order and therefore earns you a yellow card from God. Most notably, Mark 16:15: And Jesus said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel "good news" to every creature. I don’t suppose there’s any chance of redirecting them to inform the squirrels instead, given that the squirrels don’t read the Jack Chick tracts that appear under my windshield wiper every time I park at the Metro lot.

Oh, and don’t forget Acts 4:20, "We cannot stop speaking what we have seen and heard. " Apparently. And finally there’s Luke 10: Now after this the Lord appointed seventy others, and sent them in pairs ahead of m to every city and place where He mself was going to come.

And He was saying to them, "The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore beseech the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into "Go; behold, I send you out as lambs in the midst of wolves. So that makes you and me the harvest. Time to be gleaned, buddy.

On the other hand, we also get to be the wolves. These are the ostensible reasons that they use to justify it to themselves. The real reasons... well, those I’m more cynical about.

Sources: It's in the Bible, of course! .

Some do. Other's have different motives. I know some people see constant proselytizing as "storing up treasure in Heaven".

Others do it because they believe it is a rule they need to follow: Always say please and thank-you. Always send a thank-you note. Always share your faith with heathens.

Others believe that trying to save souls is the most important work there is (which, rationally, makes sense, if you assume eternal damnation results from their failure to save people) and that this is the way to do it. Others think that the truth they believe in is the greatest news anybody every heard, so it is very much like the person who says, "You have got to look a this sunset! It is amaaazing!" and will not get that you are trying to watch the last two minutes of CSI.

Some of them are doing it as the least intrusive approach. They really want to convert you by the sword, but that isn’t allowed anymore. Some of them might by trying to punish you for not already converting, although I haven’t actually seen that.

And for many people, it is a combination of these things. Who you should really be mad at is the people who this actually works on, because the occasional success is what encourages the thumpers to keep on thumping. Although, in many cases it worked on them, so your irritation is probably appropriately placed.

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Well, yes, some people do, but I don't think it's for 'Heaven points'.... I am going to try and answer this question as respectfully as possible, meaning being respectful of both 'believers' and 'non-believers'. First, there are several biblical references that address spreading the word of God. (I can't quote them or site them, perhaps someone with more biblical knowledge than me can help me out by posting the scripture references in the discussion :0).) It is considered part of one's obligation/responsibility as a Christian.

I understand and respect that some people find it very annoying, too say the least, but most that do it, are doing so, because they truly believe that they are helping others by telling them about God. Now, even among different 'Christian' religions, you will find people trying to 'convert' other Christians to their particular branch of Christianity.It has happened to me personally with great effort, so I do have some experience with the irritation one can feel when repeatedly being told what they should believe, HOWEVER, I stop myself from reacting in a hostile or insulting way, because (at least in my case) I know that the people trying to 'convert' me are doing so because of their deep love of me. As hard as it maybe to believe, I think a lot of what you're talking about comes from a place of love, but that has gotten lost in the translation.

A person's love of God, love for others can make some people feel desparate to share their beliefs with others and by doing so 'save' others. Please try to think of it this way, if you knew that a person or persons were walking into an area that was about to be wiped out by a massive tidal wave (or fill in any scenario that you can relate to, where people were about to put themselves in immediate danger and certain death) and those people had no idea what they were doing, to what extreme would you go to, to make them listen to you and walk in the other direction to safety, away from the tidal wave, especially, if some of those people were people you cared about? Now, the above scenario may sound ridiculous to you, however, to people that truly believe that those that don't believe in God, those that aren't baptised in the 'right' religion, those that don't follow the word of God and the bible teachings, that those people will spend an eternity in the fires of hell, to people that believe that will happen to others, they feel as desparate to spread the word of God and 'convert' others, as you or others would feel in the above situation with a tidal wave.

As for me personally, as you know, I have no doubt in the existance of God. I trust in him completely. My belief brings me a type of peace and love that I wish everyone could experience, however, I also know that I can't 'prove' to you or anyone else that God exists.

I could go blue in the face 'preaching' to you and others (however, first, I'd need to brush up on my scriptures ;0) ) and it would make no difference. That's because, MY belief is that a person needs to do their best to live the way they would like others to live, to respect what others believe and TRUST GOD to speak to 'non-believers' if they are meant to believe in this life. However, I am comfortable with not 'preaching' to others, because of my beliefs.

If I was one of the individuals that believed it was their duty to 'spread the word of God', then I would feel as passionately about 'spreading the word of God' as I do about respecting the differences we all share, including whether we believe in God or not. I am also comfortable not 'preaching' to you, because I don't believe you are going to spend an eternity in hell if you don't 'convert', however, if I did believe that, I would be desparately trying to 'convert' you and others, because I care about you. Well, I hope my answer makes sense to you and the others reading it.

If you or anyone has any questions about my answer, please post them in the discussion..

I wasn't brave enough to ask this I have noticed in the last week or so a huge upswing in questions/discussions on creationism, the bible, sins, etc. I've also seen these topics forced inappropriately onto other questions. It is HIGHLY disturbing. This kind of thing is why I don't spend nearly as much time on Yahoo Answers as I used to.

I was hoping Askville would remain free of Bible-thumping and continue to be an open forum for all....now I'm having my doubts. I've tried to make my voice heard in some of these discussions as a rational person, but it's a waste of my time. I am not against all religions (I have one, after all), or even any particular one.

But there is room for more than one in the world and most people have already made their choice and don't care to be preached at. (Of course, the people you refer to in your question don't realize they can't get points in "heaven" unless the original asker used "heaven" as a topic!) MissBert's Recommendations Critical Thinking Amazon List Price: $77.50 Used from: $4.87 Average Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5 (based on 7 reviews) .

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Attending a weekly religious service, regardless of your faith.........

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