Reply #61: again, it's not up to me to figure that out.... [View All]

[mike_c]

If christians are divided about what "christ's message" means, then christians need to resolve that among themselves. Until they do, the rest of us are stuck with the reality of christianity as a force for bigotry, intolerance, hatred, oppression, war, and terror. Look at the history of your faith-- and I don't mean only ancient history. Don't be fooled by the relative calm that American secular institutions have imposed. Your coreligionists would delight in torturing and killing folks like me in the name of your christ. They have done it for two thousand years and continue that tradition today, even if they are restrained in the U.S. Deal with that before you ask for my advice. Clean your own house.

on edit-- I know that sounds harsh, but I don't know what else to say. It's obvious I don't have much respect for christianity, but I'll emphasize again that I have a personal history with fundamentalist christianity. I've seen that beast.