Reply #20: Well, when have the people in power within [View All]

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most of Christianity itself been upright, decent folks genuinely concerned with the welfare of all human beings? Hell, until fairly recently, historically speaking, they've almost all universally supported tyrants and repressive regimes and conducted some of the most questionable acts of suppression in recorded history.

Of course, the Catholic Church ruled a great deal of this history, and it, at its base, is a political organization. But even the reformation didn't help matters all that much. We saw the rise of brutal petty tyrants who used the bible to justify slavery, racism, witch-hunts, the destruction of countless native cultures, and all manner of other evil acts.

As an institution, Christianity has done some pretty horrible things. Individual Christians have done some wonderful things, but the institutions who raise the banner generally don't have that reputation.