[Menydh]

Originally Posted by Lutiferre

I believe biblical Zionism, also known as Christian Zionism, believing that the Jews are literally the chosen people, that we are to serve, is a very negative side of Christianity - it is perhaps, together with the Judaic derivation of the Christian foundation, one of the biggest problems in the religion.

Another aspect of Christianity I am against, is what I would refer to as religious egalitarianism. That anyone who converts to Christianity, is an equal, that we are to accept into our hearts. This, I cannot agree with.

Actually, you start from a wrong assumption. Christianism --at least as taught by the Catholic Church-- challenges and defeats the belief that Jews are the chosen people. The New Testamente is a new covenant with God whereby Jews are stripped off this exclusivism, in pursue of a universalism. On top this universalism is not based on predestinationism (an effect of chosenitism, or chosenitism in itself) but on own's deeds. This last part is important to notice because it implies the freedom of choice in that, though God makes us all equal before His eyes, He also makes us free to do good or evil.

Your error in perception may arise from your own cultural background: If you come from a Protestant influenced culture, this may be understandable. Protestantism emphasizes on the Old Scriptures. Most noticeable Calvinism and neo-Calvinist doctrines, included the old Baptists or the newer Adventists and all new doctrines started in America, are strongly predeterminationists and they are in fact not Christian but neo-Judaic.

Not surprisingly, racial supremacists arise from Protestant communities (e.g. the WASPs), as a form of chosenitism. These racist doctrines which are today displayed in physical differences, derive from the same sources from where a number of doctrines in the colonial world arose, which preach that they are the chosen people themselves.

Also, notice that we are equal at birth and through Baptism. But another point of disagreement with Protestants (and here it includes Lutheranism as well) is Justification. For the Catholic and Orthodox Churches there is a distinction between justification at birth (baptism) which makes us equals, and justification at death whereby each of us is judged for his deeds throughout life.

Now of course, there is no static version of the religion, only interpretations.

Refer to above. I would call them Joshuaists rather than Christians. As they are not in the sense of Christendom.