Christianity's Record of Cruelness is Quite Recent

The Church of England recently issued an apology to the women and children it separated in the name of religion. A while back, supported by law, it decided some women were not worthy enough to raise their own children. Approved groups took their children. The church received large sums of money from other couples who took the children. This was not an ancient practice. It was approved until relatively recent times. 

The aggressiveness against abortion did not exist before Roe v Wade. There were many thousands of abortions. We know that from hospital records of botched efforts. The chance to get ugly came when there were abortion clinics. Back-alley abortions were not important.

When I was a mayor, I mentioned to a deep Christian elected guy that his people had developed recently a cruel and vindictive attitude toward gay people. That was necessary, he said, because so many men had turned gay. That is impossible. Anti-gay happened because parts of Christianity have a cruel streak.

Christian groups oppose allowing gay people to adopt children. Leaving children in institutions instead of allowing them to be adopted by parents who will care for them is cruel.    

I've known many gay people whose parents have shunned them. The gay children would like to have a relationship but religion stands in the way. 

A new Christianity, one with acceptance and kindness for those who are different would be a most welcome change.