Who's the most prominent Christian on this forum?

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Dogma - what's so bad about it?

To accept dogma is to accept something as true because it comes from authority,(such as the Bible) not from evidence. One may not argue against dogma. If you reject ANY Church dogma (even in the C of E) you are automatically excommunicate.(ask your priest) Dogma is also anti science; this is demonstrated whenever science contradicts dogma.

parasitic clergy - you mean RC paedophile priests? Don't know much about them. Jail them I say.

A parasite may also be a paedophile ,but not necessarily. A parasite is a creature or plant which lives of another,sometimes killing it. Clergy leech off the body civil.

obscene wealth - RC only. The Church of England is quite poor.

Nowhere did I sate I was referring only to the C of E or even Christianity. However, perhaps have a little look at what the C of E actually owns ,starting with churches,cathedrals and land. My position is that all of those things should belong to the communities which paid for them or to the state.

abuse of power - that's ancient history. By tradition, our bishops sit in the House of Lords. But there's no abuse of power. If you object to that, you probably object to the monarchy too but that's nothing to do with religion.

Religions still interfere in politics on a macro and micro level.: Have look at the lunar religious right in the US. Plus the insistence of Christianity and Islam especially in trying to impose their beliefs and values on others .

The Catholic Church: The Vatican is recognised as a state. Although the only non voting member of the UN,it sits on many committees and panels where it ALWAYS pushes The Church position. The official church position is that church/canon law trumps civil law. THAT is the basis the child abuse scandals in Christian churches. (including C of E) That and insisting on protecting the institution at the expense of its most vulnerable members.