A movie, family member converting and common sense...

[RyB17]

...are the reason why I decided to research why I feel the way I do about religion.

Movie: Zeitgeist; The Greatest Story Ever Told. This movie really sparked my curiosity. Anyone ever seen it?

Family Member: My sister converted to catholic. We were raised in a house that never brought up religion. She married into a catholic family...thus felt it necessary to convert?

Common sense: this speaks for itself.

[lundberg500]

Zeitgeist is good at doing just that, sparking curiosity to learn more about religion. I truly believe that's all this movie intended to do. Beware that not everything presented in Zeitgeist is verifiable or true. I have researched much of what was presented in Zeitgeist and not all of it can be verified.

[RyB17]

Zeitgeist is good at doing just that, sparking curiosity to learn more about religion. I truly believe that's all this movie intended to do. Beware that not everything presented in Zeitgeist is verifiable or true. I have researched much of what was presented in Zeitgeist and not all of it can be verified.

I completely agree with you. My sister converting is what really drove me to dig around. It just didn't make sense to me that a family made her feel like she needed to convert in order to prove herself worthy?? I don't agree with it that at all.

[lundberg500]

I guess she feels like she needs to do that to fit it and be accepted by his parents. The world would be a so much better place without religion. We were born too soon, I believe...    Maybe around the year 3,000 would have been a little better..

[Asmodean]

Family Member: My sister converted to catholic. We were raised in a house that never brought up religion. She married into a catholic family...thus felt it necessary to convert?

...So now she can pretend to believe in god to make her husband's family happy..?  

People do a lot for love, but dishonesty is dishonesty however you justify it.

[DJAkuma]

In mormonism it's common for people to convert to marry since you can't get married in the temple unless both of you are mormon and in good standing.

[Gawen]

Zeitgeist was a crock of shit. And that's the second time I think I've used foul language on these boards. Goes to show you how I really feel about the movie.

As far as converting to a religion not your own, through marriage...well...it may show a huge compromise and devotion to the spouse, but...

Is one willing to do this and be honest with themselves? Does it matter to them?