Unfortuantely this is so true of so many of the popular religions. They are indeed detrimental to the progress of humanity in general, as well as deterimental to the personal growth of individuals.

Christianity has been the single most destructive force in my entire life without a doubt. As far as I'm concerned it's every bit as deadly and devastating as cancer. It's a cancer of the mind and spirit.

For this reason, I do am extremely anti-thesis, in some cases. I would gladly give my own life to stamp out Christianity for the benefit of others.

Sadly it can't be made to go away so easily. It will be the ruin of many a poor soul for many years to come I imagine.

However, getting back to the main theme, this is definitely not true of all religions and spiritualities. There are religions and spiritualities out there that are actually quite beneficial for both the individual and humanity as a whole. Unfortunately due to the gross damage caused by religions like Christianity it's probably hopeless to even attempt to salvage the truly good spiritualities.

So many people have been so totally turned off to religion in general by Christianity. And I for one, don't blame them in the least. It's been a curse on humanity for far too many millennia.

We're probably better off with atheism, although I personally feel that atheism has it's own negative affect on humanity as well. Especially when it's being held out as the only "intelligent" option. That does nothing but give it the same sort of judgemental bigotry that Christianity was infamous for.

Either become an "atheist" or be shunned by society as being an idiot who can't tell the difference between reality and superstition.

Carry that to its extreme and you just have something that's every bit as negative as Christianity only in the reverse direction.

How is Christianity destructive? It teaches us to love everyone.

It does no such thing.

All that Christianity teaches is that if you don't believe that the Bible is the word of god, and that Jesus is the only begotten son of God, then you're a no-good heathen.

Period amen.

Will you accept that I love God if I reject the Bible and Jesus?

If not, then don't speak to me about love because you have no clue what the word even means.

It does no such thing.

All that Christianity teaches is that if you don't believe that the Bible is the word of god, and that Jesus is the only begotten son of God, then you're a no-good heathen.

Period amen.

Will you accept that I love God if I reject the Bible and Jesus?

If not, then don't speak to me about love because you have no clue what the word even means.

And i also love how you left out the instructions God has given us supporting what i said about we are to love each other. Very mature in a discussion.

You mean like you guys like to claim that Jesus basically erased the Old Testament while also claiming that Homosexuality is a sin against god, when Jesus says nothing on homosexuality, and the anti-homosexual passages are in the Old Testament.

Yeah, you have the right to comment on the maturity in a discussion..

Yes Jesus fullfilled the old testament. And it does say homosexuality is wrong in the new testament.

Lev. 20:13:

"If a man also lie with mankind, as he lies with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.

A quick search points to leviticus being in the Old Testament, not the New Testament.. Maybe try to bring up what Jesus (supposedly) said on the subject.

Yet you still go on calling Christianity loving?

Well I know for a fact I'm a sinner and have committed a few of those. As I read the new testament. It is about the heart if your not trying to stop if you not calling out to God for help. Work from the inside out. God will show you the way. He has a way of humbling you and through sin it sure is humbling. Everyone will be on theirs knee when he comes back.

You can't say if you ever did this sin you never enter into the kingdom God has a forgiving heart. Only he knows you for sure.

First off i appologize for using the leviticus verse, i was not thinking i'm truely sorry.

1 Cor 6:9 "Or do you not know that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor homosexuals

And i know for a fact 1 Corinthians is in the new testament.

So again, you use an ancient book to deny people rights, simply because the book is old, and supposedly the word of god.

Tell me again how it's loving?

No, absolutely not. It would simple by a case of a specific ratio, whose definition involves a kind of recursive symmetry, having an formula that also has some recursive symmetry. Now, I would go with the notion (was it Sagan?) that a discernible code embedded in pi or e could be evidence of a creator.

I am not religious, and can't really say I've ever been, despite being raised in a christian household. I am atheist, in that I don't believe, or see a need for a supernatural entity. I am also an anti-theist, since I believe that religion is detrimental to the progress of humanity.