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Bullitt, in fairness to rk, I don't think your brand of Christianity is what he has a problem with. Your brand of Christian faith would, I am sure, refrain from insulting soldiers who happen not to share your faith. Your brand, presumably, would not frighten children with terrifying tales of pain and torture and everlasting horror, and then use that fear to underpin a 'moral code' that seeks to dictate every aspect of life, right down to the marriage bed.
The problem isn't Christianity, or religion, (though as most of you know, I'd prefer to live in a world without religion) rather the problem is a particular type of person/culture and how that transforms Christianty into a repressive and, I personally think, dangerous creed. This holds true for most religions. We've seen how such a cultural interpretation of Islam can lead to repression, violence and arrogant assertions of absolute truth.
Rk has a tendency to lump them all together in his posts, but I very much doubt he lumps them all together in his mind. We engage in shortcuts, and after a while, it's easy to stop putting in the same caveats every time.
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