It seems to me that the main religious faiths that focus on conversion and eternal damnation are Christianity (and its offshoots) and Islam. I do not believe we see such efforts in other world religions. They seem happy to have you, but they arent going to cut your head off or say you're damned to hell if you don't buy in to their beliefs.
I wonder why. Obviously Jesus was quoted as instructing his disciples to go out and be fishers of men. The Catholic Church pushed it hard during the conquests of the third world. We don't need a recap of the atrocities. Televangelists and other evangelists are there to tell us all what awaits us.
The Muslims are well known to eradicate non-believers. Backsliders are punished severely.
Do these religions really vest the individual with righteousness that encourages this?
What spurred my interest in this was Matt Walsh saying people are going to burn in hell for practicing yoga.
Thoughts?
I wonder why. Obviously Jesus was quoted as instructing his disciples to go out and be fishers of men. The Catholic Church pushed it hard during the conquests of the third world. We don't need a recap of the atrocities. Televangelists and other evangelists are there to tell us all what awaits us.
The Muslims are well known to eradicate non-believers. Backsliders are punished severely.
Do these religions really vest the individual with righteousness that encourages this?
What spurred my interest in this was Matt Walsh saying people are going to burn in hell for practicing yoga.
Thoughts?