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**Gibbie** · (This post was last modified: 05-11-2012 01:25 AM by Gibbie.)

Ever wonder why there are certain people that can never be converted to your weird belief system no matter how many insults or threats to their eternal soul you level at them? Ever wonder why it is so hard to convince certain people about certain things.. Gosh could it be they've spent considerable time thinking about these things and have a strong position, right or wrong, about them?

Energy spent trying to proselytize to infidels is ultimately wasted unless their mind is in a state of change. It could be they are in a personal crisis and they need some new comforting piece of information they didn't have or accept before. If you are a furniture salesmen do you think you will have much of an audience selling life insurance to someone that just wants a chair? You do not pick the time to convert the infidel the infidel does.

You will not be winning souls for insert your deity here if you continually present your faith as a gathering of thin skinned jackasses complaining that every argument against your fruity belief system constitutes persecution. Grow up already! Be a man or woman and accept that if people are laughing at you then you should not talk so much about your funny beliefs.

A church is like a business. It is the right place and offers the right times for conversion services. The internet is not church nor will it ever be.

I'm not saying it is wrong to talk about religion but what are you trying to accomplish honestly by talking about it?

That is all.

**Old Whatshisname**

Excellent points!

**The Evil AC** I am not a number!!! User ID: 666 05-11-2012 01:17 AM

what is "Proselyting"... 1dunno1

**Gibbie** · **Gibbie** ^D ^D ^D whoa User ID: 49076 05-11-2012 01:25 AM **Posts: 7,187**

The Evil AC Wrote:

what is "Proselyting"...

proselytizing

sorry I'm not very good at spelling

**noteye** · **noteye** What Went Wrong User ID: 94621 05-11-2012 01:32 AM **Posts: 3,215**

If Christens start a thread about religion, they are starting a fight. Christens are not suppose to start fights. If an atheist starts a thread they are starting a fight, and again, Christens are not suppose to fight. So there is no point.

**HardTruth**

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**LoP Guest** lop guest User ID: 95754 05-11-2012 01:33 AM

Gibbie Wrote:

proselytizing for dummies

You callin out 51:50??????

GOOD!

chuckle

**noteye** · **noteye** What Went Wrong User ID: 94621 05-11-2012 01:36 AM **Posts: 3,215**

Gibbie Wrote:

The Evil AC Wrote:
what is "Proselyting"...

proselytizing

sorry I'm not very good at spelling

Even this thread will attract sarcasm.

**Gibbie** · **Gibbie** ^D ^D ^D whoa User ID: 49076 05-11-2012 01:38 AM **Posts: 7,187**

LoP Guest Wrote:

Gibbie Wrote:
proselytizing for dummies

You callin out 51:50??????

GOOD!

No one in particular chuckle

whadda ya trying to do close my thread? chuckle

**smerve**

**HardTruth**

smerve Wrote:

**Gibbie** · (This post was last modified: 05-11-2012 01:51 AM by Gibbie.)

It isn't impossible to proselytize on the internet but doing it on a forum (especially this one) isn't going to work well.

I'll play devils advocate chuckle

(wait wha??) and say that if you really did want to convert people to your religion make a website and spend some good quality time figuring out search engine marketing. Get to know about your conversion rate (yes indeed there is a language you will understand).

Join a church and get involved in their web development efforts. Pick up a book on search engine marketing and learn to catch people in the middle of asking a question. The keyword phrase "is there a god" will get you 14 hits for about $14. Come'on you can afford it!

chuckle

**Gracie**

Nicely put.

**Gibbie** · **Gibbie** ^D ^D ^D whoa User ID: 49076 05-11-2012 01:56 AM **Posts: 7,187**

Grace Wrote:

Nicely put.

Thanks

I'm just trying to be constructive for once.

**TX PATRIOT NLI** lop guest User ID: 94687 05-11-2012 02:03 AM

Gibbie Wrote:

A church is like a business.

Excellent post, OP, but "LIKE a business"??

"Church" IS a business...and one of the largest enterprises in the world.

Insert pastor, priest, parson, minister, reverend, cleric: "Give yo money to God but send it to my mailing address." Jhikpghf