The poll is inaccurate because Atheism is not a religious belief. It is the absence of religious beliefs.
Every religion poll there's always someone who goes "HURR ATHEISM NOT RELIGION"
While you are correct, what are you asking for? For it it be removed from the poll? It's a very real position and needs to be represented.
Otherwise religions in general wouldn't grow at all.
For the most part, it doesn't grow, except parents telling it to their children before they've developed critical thinking skills, and missions to undeveloped countries unaware of science.
Certainly not. But if I genuinely believe that is a consequence, and I don't at least try in whatever ways to spread the good news, then how can I call myself a follower of Jesus Christ?
People choose to not believe not because they haven't heard about Jesus before, but because they
have heard it, and decide that they don't believe it.
So I work at a retail store that's not on commission, but we offer an insurance / protection plan on our products. At first I always felt uncomfortable offering it up, because I didn't want to feel like a car salesman. But as I worked past that I realized that if I didn't bring it up, they didn't get the option at all to buy it for that device when they may have needed it. Now maybe they would purchase it on their next device, but they could've lost a great deal of money from the first device. This is in a way a bit similar. But I believe the magnitude of the decision is a lot greater than deciding if you want to buy a warranty...
Don't feel bad. Protections plans are just another way for companies to make more money. In some cases I think they just offer the same exact thing as the manufacturer's warranty. Of course if the commpany requires you to offer it, do it so you don't lose your job or something.
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