So would you categorize moderate Christianity as the true perversion?
What would you have the 'meek and mild' Christians do to separate themselves from this fundamentally corrupt organization as you call it without giving up their religious beliefs? Do we hold it against the moderates for labeling their faith the same as those that seek to use their religion as hate, power, and control?
I agree with your post, but I'm not sure we can hold it against the 'liberal' Christians for what their radical brethren do in Christianity's name. The best they can do is speak out and not follow the political ideologies of those who wish to create a Christian theocracy. The fact of the matter is that many of the moderates see the religious right as much of an enemy as atheists do, and we do them a disservice to lump them together or label them as 'enablers.'
Not all Chrisitans are anti-science hate mongers, and if we truly want to limit the control of the radicals, they will be important allies. They may seem few and far between, but I think a good reason for that is they are less pushy and boisterous.
What would you have the 'meek and mild' Christians do to separate themselves from this fundamentally corrupt organization as you call it without giving up their religious beliefs? Do we hold it against the moderates for labeling their faith the same as those that seek to use their religion as hate, power, and control?
I agree with your post, but I'm not sure we can hold it against the 'liberal' Christians for what their radical brethren do in Christianity's name. The best they can do is speak out and not follow the political ideologies of those who wish to create a Christian theocracy. The fact of the matter is that many of the moderates see the religious right as much of an enemy as atheists do, and we do them a disservice to lump them together or label them as 'enablers.'
Not all Chrisitans are anti-science hate mongers, and if we truly want to limit the control of the radicals, they will be important allies. They may seem few and far between, but I think a good reason for that is they are less pushy and boisterous.
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell
