Comments on: Many unaware of World Vision’s evangelical mission http://tacomaatheist.com/archives/2506 Guided by reason, informed by science, motivated by compassion Wed, 30 Nov 2011 05:36:19 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: LDS and happy http://tacomaatheist.com/archives/2506/comment-page-1#comment-100 LDS and happy Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:23:23 +0000 http://tacomaatheists.com/?p=2506#comment-100 By the way, just because I am a conservative Christian does not mean I am not capable of "free thought". Let's face it, everyone is influenced by something. I choose to be influenced by words and actions that produce good results and good people. Although I do not support your ideology, and curiosity drove me to this site, I do appreciate the overall objectivity of your article. However, I believe that Christian organizations such as this one aren't just out for converts. They want to act as they feel their savior (Jesus) would have acted to the less fortunate. They want to help people because they have a love for humanity. Also, "witness" is not a code word for converts. Being a witness means living one's life as if one really believes what Jesus taught. If someone sees something good in those deeds, then his message of love and charity has spoken for itself. Christianity and helping others isn't just about vast resources and power; in fact that is antithetical to Jesus' message. Regardless of our ideology, we should all give of ourselves. It just so happens, these people benefit from resources because they are so impoverished. Isn't the greater message "You are important. We don't even know you and yet you are important to us because you are part of this great human family. We care about you and you are significant."? By the way, just because I am a conservative Christian does not mean I am not capable of "free thought". Let's face it, everyone is influenced by something. I choose to be influenced by words and actions that produce good results and good people. Although I do not support your ideology, and curiosity drove me to this site, I do appreciate the overall objectivity of your article. However, I believe that Christian organizations such as this one aren't just out for converts. They want to act as they feel their savior (Jesus) would have acted to the less fortunate. They want to help people because they have a love for humanity. Also, "witness" is not a code word for converts. Being a witness means living one's life as if one really believes what Jesus taught. If someone sees something good in those deeds, then his message of love and charity has spoken for itself.
Christianity and helping others isn't just about vast resources and power; in fact that is antithetical to Jesus' message. Regardless of our ideology, we should all give of ourselves. It just so happens, these people benefit from resources because they are so impoverished. Isn't the greater message "You are important. We don't even know you and yet you are important to us because you are part of this great human family. We care about you and you are significant."?

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