Quote Originally Posted by JackdaWack
....Ive been in catholic schools my entire life and it really put me towards the atheist side....

....as long as they leave me out of it.
the catholic church is the single greatest source of atheists on earth. with their creative mixture of christian values and pagan pomp, they seem to send as many people running in search of sanity as they convert.

but i digress -

the driving force behind many denominations is the belief that they must spread his teachings to the less fortunate. they seem to believe that everyone should hold these beliefs and, in so doing enhance the glory of god. we have seen the destruction that results when a culture refuses to accept this gift and this is one basis for the fight against religious imperialism. christianity is not the only culprit, but until recently they have been the most prolific and the most dangerous.