Title: A movie, family member converting and common sense...
Post by: RyB17 on January 11, 2011, 04:46:29 PM
Post by: RyB17 on January 11, 2011, 04:46:29 PM
...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.
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.
Title: Re: A movie, family member converting and common sense...
Post by: lundberg500 on January 11, 2011, 05:30:35 PM
Post by: lundberg500 on January 11, 2011, 05:30:35 PM
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.
Title: Re: A movie, family member converting and common sense...
Post by: RyB17 on January 11, 2011, 07:02:03 PM
Post by: RyB17 on January 11, 2011, 07:02:03 PM
Quote from: "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.
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.
Title: Re: A movie, family member converting and common sense...
Post by: lundberg500 on January 11, 2011, 07:10:58 PM
Post by: lundberg500 on January 11, 2011, 07:10:58 PM
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..
Maybe around the year 3,000 would have been a little better..
Title: Re: A movie, family member converting and common sense...
Post by: Asmodean on January 11, 2011, 07:34:16 PM
Post by: Asmodean on January 11, 2011, 07:34:16 PM
Quote from: "RyB17"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.
Title: Re: A movie, family member converting and common sense...
Post by: DJAkuma on January 12, 2011, 12:37:11 AM
Post by: DJAkuma on January 12, 2011, 12:37:11 AM
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.
Title: Re: A movie, family member converting and common sense...
Post by: Gawen on January 12, 2011, 02:57:13 AM
Post by: Gawen on January 12, 2011, 02:57:13 AM
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?
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?