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::Your suggestion is an interesting one, and all are certainly welcome to the work that you cite.  But I find liberals seem to promote that work at the expense of others that I would consider to be more effective.  The [[Prodigal Son]], for example, seems to get the message across far more efficiently and effectively than ''Confessions'' does.  Yet I never hear a liberal praising that parable.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 00:13, 13 February 2010 (EST)
 
::Your suggestion is an interesting one, and all are certainly welcome to the work that you cite.  But I find liberals seem to promote that work at the expense of others that I would consider to be more effective.  The [[Prodigal Son]], for example, seems to get the message across far more efficiently and effectively than ''Confessions'' does.  Yet I never hear a liberal praising that parable.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 00:13, 13 February 2010 (EST)
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:::There's no doubt that it's one of the greatest parables, but the Prodigal Son isn't so much about the conversion of the non-Christian as the ''return'' of the lost sheep.  Do you think it's really effective at converting those who were never part of the flock to begin with? [[User:DanielPulido|DanielPulido]] 00:42, 13 February 2010 (EST)

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As someone who was brought up Christian and so never converted, I'd be keen to hear from any Conservapedia editors who are converts. Which passages did you find most important in your conversion?

Also, are there any extra-biblical texts that can have a similar effect? Perhaps biographies of famous people who have converted?--CPalmer 07:17, 8 January 2009 (EST)

I don't know how many others find it inspiring, but I would certainly cite Confessions by Saint Augustine as a powerful example. Tzoran 00:04, 13 February 2010 (EST)
Your suggestion is an interesting one, and all are certainly welcome to the work that you cite. But I find liberals seem to promote that work at the expense of others that I would consider to be more effective. The Prodigal Son, for example, seems to get the message across far more efficiently and effectively than Confessions does. Yet I never hear a liberal praising that parable.--Andy Schlafly 00:13, 13 February 2010 (EST)
There's no doubt that it's one of the greatest parables, but the Prodigal Son isn't so much about the conversion of the non-Christian as the return of the lost sheep. Do you think it's really effective at converting those who were never part of the flock to begin with? DanielPulido 00:42, 13 February 2010 (EST)
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