Have you ever traveled to the muslim world? Or any other place populated by non christian religions? I’ve been there, in the thick of it all. I grew up Catholic, but, I see the folly in all religions. It’s my opinion of course, you can spam me all you want, but I believe you are welcome to your own opinion. I find religion to be flawed and harmful.
But, make no mistake, I am no fan of Islam, nor is Hitchens, read his works, its illuminating.
RELIGION IS
HIDEOUS AND DEADLY.
RELATIONSHIP
with Almighty God is Life-giving, Life sustaining.
The difficulty with your position is that of the possible choices, Christianity is the least "flawed and harmful". And most of that was due to kings and emperors using Christianity as an excuse to gather power to themselves.
Islam and atheism have already proven themselves to be worse. Far more misery and death have been accumulated under Islam and various flavors of socialism than under even the worst of the Inquisition (which history has proven was not nearly as horrendous as it was painted to be).
I am not interested in spamming you or anyone else.
All religions are not harmful. Hospitals, hospices, soup kitchens, shelters, orphanages, elderly care, leper colonies, homeless outreach, drug and and substance abuse care, prisoner aid, defense of the innocent, basic human rights, pro-life work, domestic violence shelters, homes for unwed mothers, abolitionists, adoption agencies -
all have a Christian history and/or are still maintained by “religions.” Usually Christian religion.
You may have a list of abuses by “religious” people, but as you know abusive “religious” are in fact in opposition to the actual doctrines taught by their churches. With the exception of Islam. If you conform to its actual doctrines you are of course abusive and murderous, and a good Muslim too.
"As a conservative site, Free Republic is pro-God..."
Recognize that quote?
I find religion to be flawed and harmful.
Don't project your issues with a couple of pedophiles in your youth onto all of religion.
That is the evil characterized by liberals as "stereotyping."
Incidentally, are you in favor of gay rights, of gays in the clergy, or gays in the Boy Scouts?
Have you protested the NEA and the teachers' unions for covering for pedophile teachers?
Cheers!
>> I find religion to be flawed and harmful.
There is religion in the absence of religion, so to say it’s flawed and harmful is to be completely ignorant of this fact.
Nobody can read everything.
Personally, I would rather read more Bernard Lewis, Winston Churchill, Lawrence of Arabia, Paul Fregosi, Raphael Patai, John Schindler and so many others...
I'll sidestep the third-grade game of "my books are better then your books..."