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  P. Robertson may be to blame for some of the bad reputation Christianity has been given. But the buck cannot stop there.

  The media has had much, much more to do with it, IMO. The elitist (Follywood and other media) depiction of Christianity is one of nigh cultism comprised of a bunch of backwoods hicks like Jerry Falwell and (sorry) President Bush. "True Christianity" is not "socially advanced" enough for today's ~~upper~~ snob class. It is something the conservative extremists cling to. They refer to true Christians with terms like "right-wing wackos" and "the religious right". All the while, they promote frauds like Je$$e Jack$on and Al "Sheister" $harpton as true "reverends" and representatives of today's modern [...ahem...] Christianity.
When was the last time we could watch a good, wholesome family TV series (on a major network) that had a strong foundation in Christian family values (something like "Little House On The Prairie", for example)? Today's prime-time TV shows would rather promote "gay equality", sex/lust, violence/crime, and power so much more than family values.
  Beside the liberal media's strategy to establish true Christianity as socially unacceptable, those people in the public eye who claimed to be Christians - but succumbed to the temptation their own vices (Jim Baker and Jimmy Swaggart for example) - have tarnished the public (the world's?) view of Christianity beyond repair, in several ways. And how could we forget the much-publicized pedophile scandal that is rocking the Catholic Church. The media, of course, licks its proverbial chops at these opportunities to enlighten their serfs as to the faults of true Christianity.

Ummm... sorry. Didn't mean to make a rant out of that. :)

The media, of course, licks its proverbial chops at these opportunities to enlighten their serfs as to the faults of true Christianity.

I can understand your rant. I don't adhere to any religion, organized or spiritual so I feel I can be objective in my opinions.

I have been reading up on Islam over the past 3 years. It's so much easier to find books written with honest discussions about the contradictions, historical context and interpretations of all of the major religions, except Islam.

So far I have yet to find where Islam, consistantly teaches tolerance and respect for those with differing opinions.

Our media appears to be trying to get ignorant people to equate trully faithful Christians and really adherent Jews with full practicing Muslims.

They keep bringing up the Crusades but never mention Christians themselves not only outlawed crusading they have never denied this part of their history. For some odd reason Muslim's try to deny that non-muslims have never lived equal and safe and free in a Islamic controlled culture.

IMO the muslim's "prophet" was just a really bloody crusader and they don't admit to all the conquering that went on in the past and continues today because it is still the major tenant of their religion. They must get the world to submit to their god and their "devine" laws as they don't believe man can make laws outside the Koran.

Ok, that's my rant.