A Truth About Christianity
by an educated responsible young Amrican
Whereas other nations may exemplify the political ideals which Americans
find admirable
such as freedom, democracy, and equal treatment under the law, religions
other than Christianity cannot possibly hope to exemplify the exclusivist
Christian ideal which states that "no one comes to
the Father [God] but through [Jesus]." (John 14:6
<http://bible.gospelcom.net/cgi-bin/bible?language=English&version=NIV&passa
ge=John+14:6&matchno=0> )
Christianity is an inherently exclusionist religion at it very dogmatic
roots, Christians cannot hope to be tolerant of other
religions as they are bound by their creeds to affirm that all other
religions are but roads to eternal torment.
I find such a doctrine morally repugnant, but then I do not practice religious
belief. My point is that "bashing other religions" is an unfortunate
but inescapable aspect of Christianity, the Unitarian view has been
considered heresy by "orthodox"
Christians ever since Origen first propounded the idea.
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