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To: helmsman
Christianity has saved more lives and preserved and encouraged more culture throughout human history than any other religion or philosophy.
18 posted on 03/07/2002 7:00:37 AM PST by The Man
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To: The Man
Christianity has saved more lives and preserved and encouraged more culture throughout human history than any other religion or philosophy.

I'm sure this is true in many ways, particularly in modern times. But history contains stubborn facts that cannot be ignored. I am not hostile to Christianity, so I will not present a point by point indictment of it here. But to pretend that Christians were not responsible for many of the greatest atrocities in history is not dealing with reality. Religion in modern, advanced societies is generally a good thing. But religion in backward, medieval societies can be very close to evil.

25 posted on 03/07/2002 7:08:36 AM PST by helmsman
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