Frummies: "People convert to Judaism because they want answers, not because they're at a low point!" Also frummies:
Not only is the idea that non-Jewish lives are "sad" and "empty" and "meaningless" hurtful, it's not necessarily true.
Furthermore, frum apologists and counter-missionaries (such as Rabbi Tovia Singer) claim that people convert to Christianity as a result of spiritual vulnerability/lowness, while people convert to Judaism as a result of spiritual enlightenment/knowledge-seeking.
The above post on Imamother is just one example demonstrating the fact that some Gerim believe their non-Jewish pasts were highly problematic.
I know and love many sincere converts to Judaism, and I respect their right to religious autonomy. But "Christianity attracts troubled losers, while Judaism is totally different!" is both dishonest and a form of special pleading.
Not only is the idea that non-Jewish lives are "sad" and "empty" and "meaningless" hurtful, it's not necessarily true.
Furthermore, frum apologists and counter-missionaries (such as Rabbi Tovia Singer) claim that people convert to Christianity as a result of spiritual vulnerability/lowness, while people convert to Judaism as a result of spiritual enlightenment/knowledge-seeking.
The above post on Imamother is just one example demonstrating the fact that some Gerim believe their non-Jewish pasts were highly problematic.
I know and love many sincere converts to Judaism, and I respect their right to religious autonomy. But "Christianity attracts troubled losers, while Judaism is totally different!" is both dishonest and a form of special pleading.