Comment Re:I only see a problem with the counter-arguments (Score 2) 254
I get what you're saying. I turned my back officially on Christianity as well after seeing that so many people who claim to be Christians seem to have never read the Bible. And they do a lot of the things that Christ opposed claiming that Christ would have wanted it.
They're essentially the Pharisees that the Bible warns of. But they do hold so much power and influence that they've practically become the establishment in many places and are the defacto iconic Christian.
Sure there are also many Christians out there who follow the teaching of Jesus. But they usually keep that to themselves and don't have to announce it as some kind of personal virtue that excuses them from all the un-Christian things they're doing in the name of Christ.
They're essentially the Pharisees that the Bible warns of. But they do hold so much power and influence that they've practically become the establishment in many places and are the defacto iconic Christian.
Sure there are also many Christians out there who follow the teaching of Jesus. But they usually keep that to themselves and don't have to announce it as some kind of personal virtue that excuses them from all the un-Christian things they're doing in the name of Christ.