Sarah wrote: I don't like Christianity either, but at least it's now virtually powerless, at least in the West, with even many of its priests admitting they don't believe in god.
I have to disagree here, Sarah. Mainstream Christianity still has a stranglehold on politics in the U.S. There was a big to-do about Mitt Romney being a Mormon and was it ok to elect a Mormon as governor of Massachusetts. It was a real issue that Joe Lieberman is Jewish and was on the Democratic ticket as VP. But, elect an agnostic, or "worse" an atheist? It seems the country isn't ready for such radical change. (I however would find it refreshing after the current administration's emphasis on right wing Christianity.) And I have to ask the Christians on the list (and I'm asking in the most naive way, believe me) - Do you really honestly believe the story of Jesus Christ being God? I ask because I have finally realized that I never in my life thought it was literally true, even though I was raised as a Catholic. I kept waiting for someone to "admit" (to my mind) that it was all a metaphor. lots of love
