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“I don’t believe oldenuff2no was exactly equating Christianity to Nazism. All oldenuff2no was trying to imply was that there are certain denominations in christianity that chose to be so intolerant of other forms of christianity that they get labeled as anti-christian (i.e. heretics).
Perhaps he used the wrong analogy....it doesn’t invalidate his points though.”

Can you think of any Christian denominations that can in any way be equivocated with Nazi’s? I think after reading that I saw no point in his post other than to slur Christianity. What other point did he make that seemed valid? Christianity is a very well respected religion in most of the world, that is a fact. It is shunned only by those who are ignorant or evil, that is also a fact. Sometimes we see where people blame Christianity for something that a few individuals do...but that is not just nor appropriate intellectually. It is simply a slur. God gave us all free will, this free will encompasses each whether they are Christian or not. Temptation is an evil enticer, so to speak, that plays into our free will and is a part of each individuals life, again...whether they be Christian or not. Those terms would more adequately provide some argument.

I lived in several different European countries while in the military. I had the opportunity to read several different slants on biblical history and they do differ.
First, I would rather live in this Christian nation above any other nation on the face of this earth.
I have family and family friends who vehemently object when I even discuss the things I have read elsewhere. If it does not fit their idea or Christianity then it can not be true or even talked about.
For instance. The puritans had a quarrel with the kings government in England. These God fearing folks had passed a bunch of local laws that were very strict according to their religion. They imposed these laws on all who passed through the area. Some of the punishment were severe. They representatives of the king paid them a visit and told them that there were laws of the land, made by the king that were to be used and not theirs. (This was nothing more than a small Cult making up their own laws) So these religious people left because they thought they were being persecuted. Our history books will tell you that these people then came to the new world to escape this persecution. Not what happened. First they went to Holland and had the same problem. In fact they were encouraged to leave in very strong language. They departed Holland in three ships, one of them in very bad condition. After departure they had to stop in England abandoning one vessel. They reshuffled the the remaining passengers and left about a third of them behind in the UK promising to return for them post haste. That never happened. Upon arrival in the new world these settlers had a ruff time but persisted and became established. The next notable event from this community was the Salem Witch Hunts. Most Christians in this nation claim their heritage through these poor persecuted religious souls paying no attention to real documented history and some of the things they did along the way. In the view of these narrow minded people their ancestors could have done no wrong so they just choose to ignore documented history from several different nations. In place of this document history they just make thing up. Our history books are full of their "persecution fairy tail."