What to you is the most absurd thing about modern Christianity?

Question

To me it’s the fact that we’re looking at climate change, energy shortages, food shortages, water shortages, cataclysmic weather phenomenon’s, pandemics, cancer…and all most Christians seem to be worried about is the theory of evolution being taught in high schools, gay people having the same rights as straight people and abortion. Have they got their priorities mixed up or what?

Answer 1

I can only name ONE thing? But there's so many things wrong about it!

Yah, I agree with you about the fundies, they want to see the end times so destroying the environment is a quicker way to get there. I saw in one of those Kent Hovind "lectures" that he thought the world WASN'T overpopulated and that we should keep procreating like crazy. I think that idiot takes the "Be fruitful and multiply" Bible scripture too seriously.

Answer 2

Among the most absurd things about Christianity: The insistence that somehow the death of someone on a Roman torture device 2000 years ago worked some magic that effects their lives in some fundamental way.

I find this particularly absurd since religious feelings are clearly present in ALL religions, not just Christianity.

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Answer 3

I know you are more than likely too young to remember the cultural revolution that happened in the U.S in the sixties. It changed this world forever. And in the backdrop of that revolution was the Vietnam War, Israeli/Egypt-Syria wars, the every day brink of total annhilation from nuclear war with the Soviets, and of course, free love. What did the right wing go after? Women who burnt their bras. This is another revolution. The fundamentalists are willing to fight to the death for their lifestyle and beliefs, because they know that once someone loses their faith, it is gone forever, much like our faith in the governments always being true to it's own people ended with the deceptions of Tricky Dick, so too will secularism prevail, the only reason being, of course, is because you can't put the genie back in the bottle. But that will never stop them from trying

Answer 4

Take what you said, and then add the fact that science seems to be our only hope of finding solutions to these problems, yet modern Christians desperately want us to return to the Dark Ages.

Answer 5

Because I live for God, I know that I don't have to worry about any kind of shortage because my God is the Great Provider. I know that I will be safe regardless of the weather conditions because my God will keep me safe, and Christ took all my sickness when He died on the cross, so sickness has no place in my life. All of those problems are solved for us, why fight a battle that has already been won? And, yes I realize that even Christians are effected by shortages and sickness and weather conditions, but my point is that we don't have to worry because if God is for us who/what can be against us?

Answer 6

Totally. They are trying to police people like the gestapo. No one has the right to control another. They need to focus on themselves and helping others. They are being the problem rather than the solution.

Answer 7

They believe that Jesus died on the cross to magically absolve them of their past mistakes. If that were true, then why do I keep doing them? Now that's just silly.

Answer 8

What makes you think Christians do not worry about such things. We are put here as Stewart's of God's creations. We are here to help those in need both spiritually and on a more involved human level. Of course none of that makes good news. It is more sensational to present things that get people where it can appeal to there emotional needs.

Answer 9

I worry more about what we're doing to the earth vs. the other items you've mentioned.

Answer 10

The dichotomy or hypocrisy, between what Jesus said and what his alleged followers are actually doing today.