Thank God this doesn't apply to the Catholic Church!

[kahljorn]

"yesterday. "

Maybe I should've said: When was the last time you saw Christianity as the mass religion it is dolling out help to mankind? What percentage of christianity do you think is christ like?

My views on christianity are jaded? I don't hate them or even have any dislike for them, I just happen to know that the lifestyle they are supposed to acheive isn't acheived by them in their lifetime(or even really strived for). If you want to argue that maybe we should continue this conversation in one of the iraq war threads.
Are you seriously arguing that all, or even a majority(even a handful), of christians are capable of living up to the standards they set for everyone else?
Besides, there's plenty of other ignorant western religions, and plenty of people in eastern countries that follow a religion but aren't religious. What is your definition of religious? Tea time with the Engles?
Religion is supposed to have some kind of purpose(if not, than what's the point?), and that purpose isn't supposed to be to destroy and spite everything around us(although I'm sure there's a few religions that teach that).
People acting like the church isn't corrupt is kind of funny though, kevin, I'll give you that. Also, thinking that the corrupt nature of the church and Worshipping god are somehow the same practice is inherently flawed and pointless. Maybe being religious is being a corrupt asshole who can throw entire countries into a rage just by saying some other country doubts their belief? That's a great quality to strive to and hold to be true to god's name!

If you want to turn this into a cultural debate and argue what role, if any, religion serves(under god of course) and if religion(or christianity) is achieving that role, let's do it.