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Comment by Marklar on March 9, 2011 at 5:30am

Blah, blah, blah. If you actually bothered to read the full article you'd find that it is not so much about christianity as it is about the generational perpetuation of violence. Historically the west has been largely christian for a very long time so christian culture of of widely varying sects, whether biblical or not, has played a large role in such violence whether you care to acknowledge it or not. The fact that christianity has been such a huge influence in western culture makes this inevitable. A primitive and barbaric people will use any cultural ideololgy that is prevalent to justify and ultimately perpetuate whatever atrocities it cares to commit. The specific ideology itself (in this case christianity) is rather irrelevant except to mold the outward facade that such justifications are given.

 

Glad to know you are capable of the kind of knee jerk reaction prevalent amongst christian persecution paranoids everywhere instead of giving  the full article the read it deserves though. I would expect no less from you.

 

Certainly not all christians are evil but neither are all christians good. Your christian exceptionalism is no more valid than the american exceptionalism that is constantly used to cover up atrocities however. Billions of christians have never abused children and nobody has indicated otherwise in this article, but it's also true that billions of christians have and continue to. What's that mean? Well, I guess christians are human and no better or worse than anybody else on the whole though I'm certain you could never admit to that.

Comment by fireguy on February 7, 2011 at 2:12pm

Some people's ignorance of the Bible and Christians is exceeded only by their animosity toward them both.

There is no excuse or reason for abusing children or anyone else in scripture.

 

Luke 17:1-3

^"1 Jesus said to his disciples: “Things that cause people to stumble are bound to come, but woe to anyone through whom they come. ² It would be better for them to be thrown into the sea with a millstone tied around their neck than to cause one of these little ones to stumble. ³ So watch yourselves."

 

Billions of Christians never abused their own or other peoples children.  Millions have given billions of dollars to feed, clothe, water, educate and heal millions of poor children around the world.