[fortheDeclaration]

They are not Christians if they have the views you ascribe to them, above. They may call themselves Christians; they are not following the tenets that Christ taught.

You have just described the Roman Catholic Church, the Greek Orthodox and every major Christian denomination.

[rdb3]

That's one of the reasons I'm non-denominational.

If you can't appreciate the pure beauty of the violin after hearing this, something's wrong with your ears.