I appreciate the respectful tone of your comment. No doubt, there have been many instances of good deeds. For all the brutality my father experienced at the hands of the Nazis in concentration camps, there were a few examples of decency. But, like the scope of our long history as a people, I am sad to say the examples of good deeds are vastly outweighed by the bad, the worse and the horrific. Think like a batting average of .010.
Don’t misunderstand me. The good deeds have been awesome, often heroic and are appreciated. But on the whole, I can say without hesitation, but with due irony, Christianity has a very large cross to bear.
When you say this:
Christianity has a very large cross to bear. I have to dis-agree...Without Christianity we would not have the United States of America...
Without Christianity, would Slavery still exist?
It was the Quakers who were instrumental in ending Slavery...
However if it wasn’t for the Jewish People...Christianity would not exist and either would the United States of America...
Personally, (as you may guess), I would not agree with that assessment.
Christianity has done many wonders throughout history and even today majority-Christian nations are keeping much evil in check.
However, perversions of Christianity (for example the Nazis were from an historically christian nation, but turned to other religions for their inspiration) cause trouble.
All of us need to keep a check on our baser nature, but Christianity itself in its true form is not a force for evil, but good. Hoping not to offend...have a good day.