Christianity converted the natives in the early days of conquest by force

 I am apt to believe that Christianity is such a widely followed religion stems from the early days when it was shafted down the throats of Natives by force, enforced conversion through conquest of weak countries, indoctrination and using the carrot and stick of using heaven and hell to instill fear. Human beings have two major weaknesses that had been exploited - greed and fear. Greed for wanting heavenly bliss and fear of the unknown befalling them if they do not follow.

If Christianity is so well accepted, why did it fail in China and India and even Red Dot. Muslim countries have their own safeguards against Christianity, which forbids Muslims from being converted to Christianity. That is their 'Red Line'.

Here, Buddhism lost the edge in becoming a well adopted religion worldwide, particularly in the West, because Buddhism, which by the way is more a philosophy than a religion, believes in freedom of choice, and that belief is not handed down or imposed by parents to offspring by force. That is why Buddhism harbor this belief by advising would be followers to understand the beliefs and doctrines before getting converted.

Today, Buddhism is still a major religion in China, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Myanmar and Singapore. 

Anonymous