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As a Christian, Christianity is at the bottom of my list because it has been drastically altered from its original point. If you look at the scriptures refering to Jesus, he was constantly described as honoring the lowly of society. Johnny and Muad's criticisms about Christianity's treatment of women actually stem from the teachings of Paul, not Christ.
Christ daily risked his life and social status for those who were ignored by society. He turned down aristocratic priests so that he could eat with Zacheus, the hated tax collector. He treated Mary and Martha with the same respect that he treated all of his other disciples and cited Mary Magdalene's washing his feet as the ultimate act of service. Indeed, Jesus himself washed the feet of his disciples, modeling the actions of a prostitute woman.
I personally don't like Christianity because it has almost nothing to do with these core values of love and sacrifice. Christianity has become a self-justifying excuse for greed and power and that is blasphemous.
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