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Default Re: Negative sides of Christianity

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Originally Posted by Lutiferre
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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.

Now of course, there is no static version of the religion, only interpretations. But these are some of the prevalent, actual problems I see, and hear from Christians, from priests as well as Bishops, not some senseless abstract critique.
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This is a very good point. The Church is meant to be a pillar of Christendom (obviously) but so many of its current members actively work to weaken our societies.

Here's the part of the Summa Theologica mentioned in the post above:

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On the contrary, Tully says (De Invent. Rhet. ii) that "it is by piety that we do our duty towards our kindred and well-wishers of our country and render them faithful service."
I answer that, Man becomes a debtor to other men in various ways, according to their various excellence and the various benefits received from them. on both counts God holds first place, for He is supremely excellent, and is for us the first principle of being and government. On the second place, the principles of our being and government are our parents and our country, that have given us birth and nourishment. Consequently man is debtor chiefly to his parents and his country, after God. Wherefore just as it belongs to religion to give worship to God, so does it belong to piety, in the second place, to give worship to one's parents and one's country.
The worship due to our parents includes the worship given to all our kindred, since our kinsfolk are those who descend from the same parents, according to the Philosopher (Ethic. viii, 12). The worship given to our country includes homage to all our fellow-citizens and to all the friends of our country. Therefore piety extends chiefly to these.
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Objection 3. Further, in human affairs there are many other mutual relations besides those of kindred and citizenship, as the Philosopher states (Ethic. viii, 11,12), and on each of them is founded a kind of friendship, which would seem to be the virtue of piety, according to a gloss on 2 Timothy 3:5, "Having an appearance indeed of piety [Douay: 'godliness']." Therefore piety extends not only to one's kindred and fellow-citizens.
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Reply to Objection 3. The relations of a man with his kindred and fellow-citizens are more referable to the principles of his being than other relations: wherefore the term piety is more applicable to them.
SUMMA THEOLOGICA: Piety (Secunda Secundae Partis, Q. 101)
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