This is a good one. My father,the evangelical pastor, is constantly having to spin and twist the words of the bible to keep believing that god is love, and that christianity is about peace and joy. He has the curse of intelligence, bad for any christian. He is full of anxiety, and was always prone to fits of temper. Now I believe that it was the internal struggle always present in him; what he had dedicated his life to believe, vs. what he really believes in his heart. But he will go to his grave praising christ, and true peace will evade him. It's so sad.
1. Christianity is INHERENTLY DIVISIVE as believers are promised eternal bliss and nonbelievers eternal torture.
2. Christianity INDUCES UNWARRANTED GUILT AND FEAR by asserting that a Cosmic Judge watches one’s every move and knows one’s every thought.
3. Christianity OBSCURES TRUTH AND PROMOTES FALSEHOODS by diverting focus from the natural (real) to the supernatural (unreal).
4. Christianity DEBASES HUMANITY by condemning us as sinners worthy of eternal damnation.
5. Christianity BREEDS A FALSE SENSE OF IMPORTANCE by asserting that The King of the Universe knew each of us intimately before we were born, knows the numbers of hairs on our head, has a special plan for us, loves us, watches us, listens to our every word, desperately wants a personal relationship with us and even promises to give us anything we ask for (Mt 21.22).
6. Christianity’s assertion that the Devil is real ALLOWS FOR THE LITERAL DEMONIZING of others.
7. Christianity PROVIDES THE ULTIMATE JUSTIFICATION FOR EVILS of all kinds (such as the vilifying of homosexuals and the subjection of women).
8. Christianity’s THREAT OF HELL HARDENS HEARTS and causes others mental anguish.
9. Christianity PROVIDES COVER FOR ABUSES OF ALL KINDS as evidenced by thousands of sexual abuse cases in the last few years alone.
10. Christianity LEGITIMIZES FRAUD as evidenced by countless insincere televangelists and church leaders.
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This is a good one. My father,the evangelical pastor, is constantly having to spin and twist the words of the bible to keep believing that god is love, and that christianity is about peace and joy. He has the curse of intelligence, bad for any christian. He is full of anxiety, and was always prone to fits of temper. Now I believe that it was the internal struggle always present in him; what he had dedicated his life to believe, vs. what he really believes in his heart. But he will go to his grave praising christ, and true peace will evade him. It's so sad.
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