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i don't have a problem with christianity, when it's actually practiced. what i have a problem with is people who are what i would call "social christians", in that they give little to no creedance as far as the theology goes. there are many forms of christianity, but social christianity (i plan on writing a paper on this as soon as i get to a class that allows me to) is governed by a tacit social contract. being that i live in south carolina, let me tell you... it has nothing to do with christ as the person that he was, or the anything to do with the bible. it's all about christ as a figure, who continually is crucified over and over in the sense that he is used and put up for other people's agendas. now i use the word agenda loosely. it has to do more with morals than faith or theology. and they aren't biblical in origen, or even christian in orgien, they are simply imposed. like opinions on abortion, gay marriage, most conservative movements right now are of this social form of christianity. it's a result of conservative people trying to justify their social positions through their religion, beliving that every facet of their lives is governed by their religion. and vice versa. Also, they shut out any opposition by engaging in polemics; they refuse to entertain the idea that they may be wrong or misguided, which is something i feel everyone should exercise to check their beliefs against reality.
my girlfriend is a christian. our beliefs coincide, though i am iffy about god and claim no religion, not even atheism or agnosticism. just no religion. no, that's not agnosticism. but it is these social christians who make the mess. they accept their beliefs as truisms rather than faith, which is what it's all about anyway, faith.
"Whoever excludes others will find himself excluded in turn. Those who affirm that their God is the only God are doing something dangerous and pernicious, because they are on the way to imposing their beliefs on others, by any means possible" - His Holiness, The Dalai Lama.
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