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Also when you say that it is not through love but through fear. Do you know why christians are trying to get you to repent? Think of it this way fear also drives other emotions. Example a christian is fearful you will go into the lake of fire. Thus they will try everything in their power to convert you because they fear for your sake when you are not afraid. Christians love because they fear for others. Other peoples emotions are merely empty. For without fear those emotions can't be truly satisfying. Be fearful strengthen your heart and increase your love. Nothing is more loving than fearing for the worst and trying your best to prevent such an outcome.
> Christian walks up to me in public
> Believe in Jesus
> Why?
> Because if you don't you will burn in hell forever so give our church all of your money because Jesus needs your money, but he loves you
> walk away and make sure to remember what this person looks like so I can avoid them in the future.
This is a strawman. The person who made this is basically applying this to every christian in existence and saying that every single one acts like this. That is not the case. Some like Joel Olstein would. However others would never do something like that. I for example am a christian and never go to church I pray alone in the house because that is what Jesus said Matthew 6:6. Thrusting a view of christians and applying it to every christian is ridiculous. That's like me saying all atheists are fat, ugly, have no morality, fist eachother and have no standards except for hating christians and posting pictures of thunderfoot or the amazing atheist to prove it. You see how ridiculous it is to make carictures of people to make them look bad? That is less making an argument and attempting to attack the persons character just because this is how they view christians. In other words they don't view christians as people but mere nuisances. Something most christians would never do.
Stupid people believe the threats. You say that but what if it turned out to be true. Would you be calling them stupid if you were burning in a lake of fire because you refuse to believe in God when they were trying to convert you? would you blame them for your inability to take them seriously? Basically you are calling them stupid because they fear for the worst. Albeit misguided. If you really want to spread the truth tell them to read the bible because that is how you strengthen ones faith. Not some pastor wanting to make a quick buck.
Basically the entire thing turns into a whining about christians being fearful and wanting to save people calling them stupid and not wanting to properly bring up any other argument. Pure bollocks.