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Originally posted by Moridin:
Uh Oh a religious topic! Will try to contian myself....nooooo....I am being pulled in.....it can't happen......HELP!
I too am an atheist, but perhaps a different 'definition' than Moiraine  .
Yorick--
You mention all of the good that christianity has done for people. I do not disagree with you, but I have to say that christianity has also done quite a bit of harm to people as well! How many 'heretics' died in the names of christianity? Why are gays/lesbians hated so much? Why are there no women clergy? This may be more of a rant against organized religion, but the whole idea to me is a bit proposterous! Personally I like to rely on my own beliefs and power to change my life and those around me, rather than the teachings of a man that lived 2000 years ago. I don't intend to offend and am not bashing christianity or those who follow it, just giving my opinion 
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well, I do not believe those harms are done by christian. there is a significant between harms done by something and done in the name of something.
say, gay/lesbian are hated so much? if christian teachings are about hatred, destroying those that are different from you. then you can rightfully say, those people are harmed by christian. it is a very simple truth that anything, if used by ill intent, or good but by circumstance, will cause great damage.
it is the same as gun. is gun evil? nope, gun is gun. gun is a tool. but used by ill intent, gun is a tool to deliver harm. is christian evil? nope, its teachings are intended to be good, however, if led by blind faith or crazy enthusiastic, it will cause harm. then again, the later cannot be rightfully called "christian" for in their heart, there lays the difference between christianity and devil-worshiper