bcspace wrote:Persecution is good for you. Might gain you more converts. lol
The atheists are doing far better than Mormonism in the convert department. According to Pew Research, 5% of Americans do not believe in god. That works out to about 15 million Americans. That's more than double the number of Mormons, and the atheists have no missionary program. I haven't checked the worldwide numbers, but I'm sure atheists are doing even better vs. Mormonism worldwide.
...the atheists have no missionary program... Every member is a missionary.
- Whenever a poet or preacher, chief or wizard spouts gibberish, the human race spends centuries deciphering the message. - Umberto Eco - To assert that the earth revolves around the sun is as erroneous as to claim that Jesus was not born of a virgin. - Cardinal Bellarmine at the trial of Galilei
Atheists and agnostics make nonbelief their religion and today organize in unprecedented ways to attack faith and belief. They are now organized, and they pursue political power. You will be hearing much about them and from them. Much of their attack is indirect in mocking the faithful, in mocking religion.
Atheism is a religion just like abstinence is a sexual position and not collecting stamps is a hobby.