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You’re trying to argue that Christianity is inherently manipulative or corrupt because people throughout history have twisted it—but that logic could be used against any system of belief or power. People have distorted everything from science to democracy to philosophy to justify violence and oppression. That doesn’t make the system itself evil—it means humans are fallible. You can’t blame Christ’s teachings for people doing the opposite of what he taught. Yes, persecution happened throughout Christian history. No one is denying that. But your argument collapses when you try to claim that persecution itself is a Christian ideal. It’s not. That’s like blaming the Constitution for every unjust war the U.S. has fought. A core teaching of Christianity is that all have sinned, and that includes Christians themselves—so history involving Christian failures isn’t some gotcha, it’s something the faith has always acknowledged. You also say Christian ideals like loving your neighbor and turning the other cheek aren’t really Christian because they’re “basic morality.” But in the Roman world, that kind of mercy and humility wasn’t basic—it was revolutionary. That’s exactly why Christianity spread: it offered a radically different vision of humanity and moral responsibility. You can’t retroactively strip its impact just because those ideals seem obvious to you now. Lastly, your claim that religion is unnecessary because we have the Constitution is missing the point entirely. The Constitution itself was heavily influenced by moral and philosophical frameworks shaped by Judeo-Christian thought. You don’t have to be religious to acknowledge that the moral principles underlying a free society—dignity, rights, justice—didn’t just appear out of nowhere. You’re entitled to be skeptical of religion. But dismissing an entire faith and rewriting its history to suit your anti-religion worldview isn’t intellectual honesty—it’s bias dressed up as enlightenment. Also, Christians don’t follow the Old Testament. That’s why we don’t do things like ritual sacrifices anymore. The Old Testament is outdated, Jesus also summarized the Ten Commandments to be “love your God with all you heart, soul, and mind” and “love your neighbor as yourself”. And the Ten Commandments itself was revolutionary at the time, just think about Egypt and Sadam and all the other cities in the Old Testament, they were absolutely moral-less places. The Old Testament is included in the Bible to show how Jesus fulfilled the messianic prophecies, no Christian follows the law of Moses that come with it.

Let’s start with the obvious: sarcastically mocking Christian history while casually dropping antisemitic slurs isn’t edgy, it’s ignorant and dangerous. Saying Jews are “an evil race” is textbook hate speech. If you think that kind of rhetoric proves you “know history,” you’ve got bigger issues than just being misinformed. Your sarcasm about Christians being “offended” into persecuting people completely ignores historical complexity. Yes, there were injustices done in the name of Christianity, but often by people abusing power, not by actually following the teachings of Christ. Jesus didn’t preach persecution. He preached loving your enemies, forgiving others, and showing mercy. Those values were radical then and still are now. Witch hunts and inquisitions weren’t born from “hurt feelings.” They were fueled by fear, superstition, and political opportunism, none of which reflect actual Christian doctrine. As for the Crusades and the fall of Constantinople, your timeline is confused and your explanation is cartoonishly oversimplified. The Crusades were complex conflicts with geopolitical and religious motivations on both sides. And the sacking of Constantinople? That was in 1453, long after the main Crusades—and done by the Ottomans, not Christians. Your argument would fall apart with even five minutes of actual historical reading. Being “raised Catholic” doesn’t give you automatic authority on any of this. It just makes it more embarrassing that you’re pushing hate and misinformation while claiming to know better.

Actually, those are Christian ideals. Basic morality exists in many cultures, sure, but the specific commands like “love your enemies,” “pray for those who persecute you,” “turn the other cheek,” and the parable of the Good Samaritan go beyond general moral behavior and are uniquely emphasized in the teachings of Jesus. These aren’t just generic ethics, they’re central to the Sermon on the Mount and the foundation of Christian conduct. If you’re calling them “basic morality,” that might actually be a compliment to how deeply Christian values have influenced modern Western ethics. But let’s not pretend they came out of a vacuum, they’re rooted in Scripture, not just common sense. For example, in the ancient world, leaving unwanted babies to die (especially girls) was socially acceptable until Christians began rescuing and raising them, believing all life is sacred. Gladiator games, which treated human life as disposable entertainment, were challenged and eventually banned under Christian influence. Christian teachings also laid the foundation for later abolitionist movements, helped elevate the dignity of women, and established caring for the poor as a moral obligation, not just a personal option. So no, these ideas didn’t just appear out of nowhere, they were radical at the time and came directly from Christian thought.

You do realize that Christian ideals are love your enemy, forgive those that persecute you, love your neighbor, etc. if those are outdated ideals then we are truly doomed

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the North* It’s a small issue but it reads like a bitch

I meant billion idk why it autocorrected to a t*

Over 14 trillion dollars

I’ve been seeing this a lot. It should be “the North”

He has like 60 prepared chapters not much he can change unless he wants to write them all over again