[Mark M]

Part 2: Hypocrisy
Christianity is supposed to be forgiving and a religion for the "meek." If so, why does the Catholic church horde gold? Why do we have ministers on TV saying that they will die if they don't get millions in the next week? Why do they build churches with such ostentation that they have to pass around the plate at the end?

Part 3: History
Divine Right doctrine was responsible for the death of millions of native peoples. The Inquistion killed thousands. The Crusades started problems which are still around today. And the time in which the Bible was written must also be taken into account. The Roman Empire was in full swing and, when Christianity started, they went against everything Roman. Homosexuality, praying to multiple gods, etc. It was a reaction against the status quo.

I wish I had more time to go into this, and I wish my computer would allow me to enter the Chat room so we could discuss this in a more apporpriate forum.

I respect your beliefs, and I hope you respect mine. Trying to convert me is a lost effort ... my grandmother tried it, my mother-in-law tried it and I have a co-worker who tries it every day. I guess I've had too many history classes. And, to be honest, my wife could really tell you a thing or two about it. She has a degree in Classical Antiquities and is staunchly atheist, even though she went to a private Christian school ... until they asked her to leave because she kept asking questions they (the teachers) couldn't answer.

MM
~~Glad he types fast. He has work to do!