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Originally Posted by TeenDabbyWala
Great circular logic here. At 17 he already knew he was going to become a governor. Quick, accept Jesus Christ!
Isn't this how conversions work? Do you think someone just gets up one day and says he wants to be <insert religions here>? All those people who convert to Islam are usually influenced by someone or some people they associate with. A very common theme amongst converts is how they knew someone who invited them to the masjid or a Muslim related event and that's when they started paying attention.
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I never said he converted because he knew he was going to be governor.
I said he may have converted to fit in with a society that was overwhelmingly Chrisitian. I still dont agree with such a choice, as its not a personal choice, but simply whats expedient. You convert to fit in.
And no, thats not quite how ALL conversion works. When you live in society that is overwhelmingly Christian, you may convert not because you believe in the faith, but because you want to fit in. Thats doing whats socially expedient.
Thats what im wondering aout in the case of Jindal.
The difference between this and people who were invited to mosque or a bible reading, is that often, the person who is converting lives in an environment that isnt strongly influenced by the religion they are potentially converting to, yet they still convert.
So the Christian converting to Islam will be in an area that is overwhelmingly Christian or vice versa. Such a conversion seems more genuine...
In Jindals case, he lived in an environment that was ovewhelmingly Christian. So my question is, did he convert because he believed in Christianity or because everyone around him did?!?!