Conservative Christians, Take the Log Out of Your Own Eye


Everyday there are more stories about Christian being harassed or killed in other countries. A regular one is Nigeria, Africa's most populus country. It seems to me Christianity could make it better for Christians in the countries where they are being murdered by making Christianity everywhere a beacon of freedom and kindness toward all human beings. A good share of the faith does not do that. In the U.S. the largest denominations harass women, gays, trans and an ever changing variety of people they demonize. In Nigeria, they themselves are demonized.

Christians should not be demonized in Nigeria. Gays should not be demonized there and in other African countries either. Then we get to the U.S.  Gays cannot be clergy in most branches of the faith. Women cannot be clergy in the two largest denominations. 

We know Christians were are at the forefront of slavery and segregation. There were Christians trying to end it. A faith based on good will toward human kind would not have the first group. Something is wrong in a basic way with a religion that has subsets that say slavery is part of the faith. That flaw has never been corrected. It is used against gay and trans people today.

There are cautions against children playing with matches. When Christianity plays with demonizing groups some look down on it should not be surprised if demonization burns them somewhere along the line. 

I'm sure since even before recorded history humans demonized other groups. It must be baked into humans. Religion, especially Christianity, is sold as the solution to these weaknesses in humans. It has not made humans any better than they were before Christianity arrived.      

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