Saw the link to this in another thread and decided to investigate.
I know feel the blinding power of willful ignorance disguised as legitimate criticism!
I started with this:
Sounds reasonable doesn't it?Welcome to DoLord. This is not a doctrine versus doctrine site, as I believe anyone who believes that Jesus Christ is Lord will be saved and is equally important to this website. It is about a personal relationship with the Lord. If the title was not self-evident, the entire purpose is to glorify the Lord, by telling about Him.
If you are a Christian seeking a debate resource, an undecided person seeking guidance, or a hard core skeptic seeking to know more about the "opposition" this site is for you.
Well, then you get THIS:
You are a non-christian. Let's say...you are an Atheistic 14 year old. You're looking through this site. You happen to turn to, say, Disputing Atheism. You read.
"'Atheism eliminates moral *yawn* law and blah blah blah, blah....*yawn* stealing from the *yawn*...comparable to and...*yawn*Chaos theory is*yawn*...blah blah yaddah yaddah yaddah...methane, hydrogen, blah, blah,etc, bacground radiation has *yawn* soundly...yadah yadah, blah, blah.
The End'
Now you're thinking:
Yeah, yeah, thats all fine and dandy...ok, now I'm unconfident with Atheism...so? Sheesh. Thanks for ruining MY day.
P.S., liked the music.
See Ya"
This is the part of the site where I tell you what the True alternative is. That is Christianity.
That pushed me to the edge, but his critiqueing of other religions is what sent me over.
And more...WICCA
Wicca is the new teen thing. Teens all over are becoming Wicca. What is it about it? We'll see.
THE RELIGION
Wiccans are a form of Pagan Witchcraft. They believe God has two parts, God and Goddess. They believe that Jesus was a great teacher, but was not God. They cast spells, though it is strongly against their belief to hurt people using them. Like many religions, one can be a wiccan and still have a variety of beliefs differing from other wiccans. Some wiccans believe in more than one God. Some believe in no God. This religion has some undefinitives, but all members practice witchcraft. It is a recent thing among teenagers, along with Gothic. Wiccans basically follow old customs of the Celtic empire.
THE DIFFERENCES
Wiccans are ot Christians. They do not accept Christ as a deity, and do not acknowledge the deity of Christ. Witchcraft is prohibited in the bible.
PROBLEMS
Wiccans deny Christ as a deity, and perform witchcraft, which is strictly prohibited in the Bible. The cast spells and, should the spell succeed, the power used is the power of Satan. It is impossible for a Wiccan to be a true Christian, since they deny Christ as God, and thus a Wiccan is not saved.
OTHER
Luckily, since Wiccanism is a 'fad' and is basically practiced by teenagers, many of them will give it up later in life. Unfortunately, in the arrogance of adolescence, many teens cannot be swayed for the time being.
the following are pages I found helpful in creating this page:
www.religioustolerance.org/witchcra.html
So he's no Jack Chick, but he's still bad, aaaaaand, he has a forum on site...BUDDHISM
Buddhism is a religion following the beliefs of Buddha, a philosoper of ancient China.
THE RELIGION
Buddhism is a very diverse religion, with all sorts of practices and beliefs. There are 'Four Noble Truths' as Buddhists call them, that all Buddhists have in common. 1. Suffering and pain are a natural part of the world. Only by addressing the problem can they be fixed. 2. Suffering has a cause, and that is human ignorance. 3. Suffering can be destroyed by eliminating the cause. 4. The cause can be eliminated by virtue, discernment, and concentration, and that you must see yourself as unimportant and be completely non-self-centered. So, basically, Buddhists believe that becoming perfect can end all the suffering in the world. Other than that, there are a variety of other beliefs, basically in the 'whatever suits you' perspective.
DIFFERENCES
Buddhism believes that virtue is good, like Christianity, but goes a step forward by saying that virtue is all that matters. They also belive in a diversity of types of buddhism, so some may believe in reincarnation, while others may believe people are just giant flowers. Both would be right, since it is 'Whatever suits you'. There is no belief in Christ and his atonement for sins, thus a Buddhist is not a Christian.
PROBLEMS
Buddhism does not accept Christ as savior. Other than that, problems arise. Buddhists focus on taking all the attention away from themself. Doing this, they must think constantly about it. They are thinking about making themselves not think about themself. In other words, they are contradictory. They strive on making themselves perfect through not focusing on themselves. Who are they focusing on making perfect? Themselves! Therefore, not only does Buddhism clash with Christianity, it also clashes with reason!
The following pages were found helpful in the making of this page:
http://www.tricycle.com/buddhistbasics/ ... abcs2.html
