Had the more liberal branch of Christianity won out here in America there would be less friction. I am an atheist but I would welcome as allies Christians who insisted on universal human rights, who realized that we can't poison the only world we know, and who would seek a justice system that actually dispenses justice. Had the Christians chosen to emphasize some of the moral teachings of the bible as found in Mathew 5 - 7, & 25, Luke 10 & 16, or John 8, and held THOSE as the literal word of god, (and had not decided the bible was a history / science book) America would be a much different, and much better place. And though I would still regard their god claims as mostly foolishness, there would be no reason to regard them as enemies of human kind.
Unfortunately the worst parts of Christianity became the focus of the America sects; war-mongering, greed, judgment, misogyny, racism, violence, homophobia... I have no respect for such beliefs, but they define Christianity in America.
So no, it isn't likely we are going to get along.
Unfortunately the worst parts of Christianity became the focus of the America sects; war-mongering, greed, judgment, misogyny, racism, violence, homophobia... I have no respect for such beliefs, but they define Christianity in America.
So no, it isn't likely we are going to get along.
