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An attitude that considers onself as any better than anyone else is antithetical to the teachings of christ-love thy neighbor as thyself
It is simply not christian to commit any of the evil acts done in the name of christianity, but rather, it is human weakness, which bends under the weight of greed and laziness. It is not the philosophy and teachings of jesus which deserve attack, but the acts of men who claim to be just under his banner, somthing which I believe is actually adressed in the new testament, those who believe themslefs just in their actions and thus not accountable. The good things in christianity actually shaped western thought to a great extent away from the evils of ancient times and was the greatest proponent for human compassion in its time and after.

It seems that many of you are ignorant atheists who likely have not done a very thorough analysis of the actual writings in the new testament versus the acts done in their name, because if you had, you would have seen that the problem is a very human and very pervasive one rather than a problem of scripture or doctrine, The things under attack in theis forum are as follow:
Human Ignorance
Human greed
Human Calousness
Human Fear
Human love of comfort

All of these things give the emds and injustices sited and are the only things accusable of them, for it is only the weakness in man that can bring such horrors, and all true 'evils' spring from the human vices listed above. These traits are also attacked in the new testament. Go figure.

I may not believe in the metaphysical and supernatural considerations in the new testament as shown when taken literaly, however, I do find value in its teachings, though I am not a christian, nor a pantheist but still a skeptic and a positivist who refuses to make convictions lest a decision is necessary. I see the same value in many religions, and believe that there is a logcial basis to the values.