wry1

And now, to address the topic of this thread.....

I dislike Christianity because (in 1,000,000 words or less):

I can read. I read a wide variety of works, including those "heretical" books of the Bible which were never included when the powers that be began compiling what they consider to be the Word of God. Portions of larger works were incorporated into the current Bible, and I find that to be unacceptable. If the Church is to claim to have The Word, then they need to put forth the whole Word. Fat chance of that happening!

Okay, that's a start.

Next, I'd say that the general lack of respect for the laity is a huge factor in my disparagement of Christianity. If a lay person were to commit sodomy on a minor, the Church would be all for punishment in the Legal system; if a Priest commits the act, however, then there's a settlement, a reassignment, and a complete mind-wipe among the upper eschelons. A double-standard doesn't promote the concept that we are all equal under the eyes of God. Unless something from the George Orwell book Animal Farm is more fact than I would like, "We are all equal; it's just that some of us are more equal than others."

Speaking of equality, where are the female priests? I for one think it's high-time that this sexist (and frankly, mysoginist - boy, I hope I spelled that one right) institution be reformed. Lets throw a little Affirmative Action at 'em and see what happens!

I'm not sorry about my opinions. I personally feel that there are far too many hyprocrites running things, and that a belief is a great thing - but a religion can really fuck it up for everybody.