I do not feel a tribal loyalty to the church I grew up in, nor to Christianity in general. There are some works of art that I admire that are religious, and some religious music I enjoy (e.g., Bach's Mass in B minor), but I enjoy them in spite of their religious aspects, not because of them.
Some of the music I listen to, my wife does not like, because it reminds her of her religious upbringing. It does not have the same associations for me (she was raised as a different kind of Christian; she is now an atheist like me). If it did, I would probably have a harder time liking it.
For my take on Christianity in general, I think Minimalist put it well in his characterization of Catholicism: It is "childishly stupid and" most of it is "utterly corrupt". Indeed, it is a good characterization of religion generally.
Some of the music I listen to, my wife does not like, because it reminds her of her religious upbringing. It does not have the same associations for me (she was raised as a different kind of Christian; she is now an atheist like me). If it did, I would probably have a harder time liking it.
For my take on Christianity in general, I think Minimalist put it well in his characterization of Catholicism: It is "childishly stupid and" most of it is "utterly corrupt". Indeed, it is a good characterization of religion generally.
"A wise man ... proportions his belief to the evidence."
— David Hume, An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, Section X, Part I.
