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- Thread starter ShoeshineBoy
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You tell me instead of playing cat and mouse...Quote from Turok:
Shoe:
>I think it's nothing but sour grapes on the part of your
>more liberal researcher. He sees virtually flat growth
>among the atheists and tries to twist the numbers for
>the religious communites as well!
Who is my researcher Shoe?
JB
MY CHALLENGE TO SHOE
Post a plot of numbers consisting of the PERCENTAGE
of the WORLD population that is CHRISTIAN over the last
10 years.
State your VALID souce, and show me a PERCENTAGE
trend that is aggressively growing.
I dont care whats happening in Africa or ANY other subset.
Give us the PERCENTAGE #'s of christians in the world year
after year up until NOW.
If you fail to do this, you have conceded.
peace
axeman
Post a plot of numbers consisting of the PERCENTAGE
of the WORLD population that is CHRISTIAN over the last
10 years.
State your VALID souce, and show me a PERCENTAGE
trend that is aggressively growing.
I dont care whats happening in Africa or ANY other subset.
Give us the PERCENTAGE #'s of christians in the world year
after year up until NOW.
If you fail to do this, you have conceded.
peace
axeman
Quote from Turok:
And again you go straight to FUTURE projections to support a claim of PRESENT growth.
Never mind Shoe. Really. Never mind.
JB
Puh-leez. Do you believe that Jenkins is claiming that Christianity is going from 0% growth to 30% over night?!? Cmon Turok! Growth is nearly linear!!!
NO, globally you ONLY produce FUTURE PROJECTIONS to support a PRESENT growth claim.
And then somehow you thing that present anecdotal evidence is relevent.
No one is ignoring your numbers showing PRESENT TENSE explosive christian growth. YOU AREN'T PRODUCING ANY.
JB
And then somehow you thing that present anecdotal evidence is relevent.
No one is ignoring your numbers showing PRESENT TENSE explosive christian growth. YOU AREN'T PRODUCING ANY.
JB
Quote from ShoeshineBoy:
Almost every post that I have done is on overall global numbers, but since you keep ignoring them I thought I'd supply some anecdotal evidence as well...
World populations don't jump start! Why would Jenkins believe that a stagnant, dying Christianity - which isn't true! - would suddenly grow 30% from 2000 to 2025?!
I don't believe that if that is what you are claiming!
I don't believe that if that is what you are claiming!
Are you trying to claim that Jenkins believes that Christianity is going to go from a 0% growth rate in 1975-2000 to 30% from 2000-2025?!? I don't buy it.
Again, you've got your researchers and I've got mine. You can believe the UK Christian Handbook ro whatever it is if you want to.
Time will tell who's right...
Again, you've got your researchers and I've got mine. You can believe the UK Christian Handbook ro whatever it is if you want to.
Time will tell who's right...
Shoe:
>I think it's nothing but sour grapes on the part of your
>more liberal researcher. He sees virtually flat growth
>among the atheists and tries to twist the numbers for
>the religious communites as well!
Who is my researcher Shoe?
JB
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>You tell me instead of playing cat and mouse...
Why would I need to tell you who he is? You CLEARLY know who he is. You now more about him than I. He is a "more liberal researcher" with a case of "sour grapes" who "sees flat growth among atheists" and twists numbers".
If you can't even name him or his organization, produce research showing a liberal bias, or produce any data as to how he "sees" growth among athiests, how can you possible have such thoughts?
JB
>I think it's nothing but sour grapes on the part of your
>more liberal researcher. He sees virtually flat growth
>among the atheists and tries to twist the numbers for
>the religious communites as well!
Who is my researcher Shoe?
JB
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>You tell me instead of playing cat and mouse...
Why would I need to tell you who he is? You CLEARLY know who he is. You now more about him than I. He is a "more liberal researcher" with a case of "sour grapes" who "sees flat growth among atheists" and twists numbers".
If you can't even name him or his organization, produce research showing a liberal bias, or produce any data as to how he "sees" growth among athiests, how can you possible have such thoughts?
JB
Quote from axeman:
MY CHALLENGE TO SHOE
Post a plot of numbers consisting of the PERCENTAGE
of the WORLD population that is CHRISTIAN over the last
10 years.
State your VALID souce, and show me a PERCENTAGE
trend that is aggressively growing.
I dont care whats happening in Africa or ANY other subset.
Give us the PERCENTAGE #'s of christians in the world year
after year up until NOW.
Okay, now I know it's National Antagonize a Theist Day. For the tenth and hopefully last time, both US Center for World Mission" and Jenkins project annual WORLD Christian population growth rates at about 2% annually..
Now, please, don't make me post it again. I beg you. Have mercy on me, guys. I've been antagonized enough. The jokes over, okay?
Quote from Turok:
Why would I need to tell you who he is? You CLEARLY know who he is. You now more about him than I. He is a "more liberal researcher" with a case of "sour grapes" who "sees flat growth among atheists" and twists numbers".
If you can't even name him or his organization, produce research showing a liberal bias, or produce any data as to how he "sees" growth among athiests, how can you possible have such thoughts?
JB
You're right. Technically, I don't they're liberal. But what would you think from a web site name "religioustolerance.com"? Let's face it: that's a typical buzzword for liberal thinking.
But I rescind my remark as I don't know for sure. That was said in the heat of battle...