| I suspect all humans need some way to help them make sense of those things in life which seem mysterious, unfair, illogical, coincidental and just plain odd. Christianity, like all religions, is just a more formal, codified attempt to make sense of the parts of life that defy easy explanation.
Unlike private explanations, religions also involve forming a community of like-minded individuals. The communities of believers add a dimension that individual explanations often lack.
The weak point of religions are their teachings that they posses an "ultimate truth" applicable to everyone everywhere. This puts them at odds with each other as well as non-believers.
Christianity, like Islam, has become as much a political force as it is a religion. This presents complications for those who live in countries where these faiths are accepted by the majority of the citizens but not unanimously by all citizens. Majority rule can become rule by force, and the force Christians are exercising is the force of law. I do not welcome America becoming a theocratic state. I think it would be detrimental to the citizens and disastrous for the country.
I don't care what people believe in the context of their own lives any more than I care what they do in bed. I do not, though, think that Christianity should become the default religion of America any more than I think heterosexuality should be mandated for all our citizens. |