Should I Stop Telling People That Attempting to Speak to Ancestors Is Demonic?
#STRask — Stand to ReasonShould I Stop Telling People That Attempting to Speak to Ancestors Is Demonic?
January 11, 2024
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Questions about how to respond to someone who says we should stop saying that attempting to speak to ancestors is demonic, how to answer a Sikh who doesn’t understand why a Christian wouldn’t marry a non-Christian, and a response to the claim “God is not out there; he is in here.”
* How would you respond to someone who says from an African spirituality perspective we should stop saying that listening to or attempting to speak to ancestors is demonic?
* How would you answer a Sikh who is questioning why a Christian wouldn’t marry a non-Christian if all gods are the same?
* What would be a tactical way of responding to someone who says, “God is not out/up there; he/it is in here” (pointing to himself)?
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