Atheists, can we look at the Christian history optimistically?

Hahaha truly amazing list you have there. Maybe America should get some of these business tips when (and if) our economy recovers.

that is in basic terms approximately impossible to respond to. Messianic Judaism is probable closest to what Jesus believed, in spite of the incontrovertible fact that that is a particularly modern-day progression i think of. Jehovah's Witnesses are directly to a brilliant form of issues, closer to the bible than all super church homes, yet in addition they're new. Quakers are probable closest to John the Evangelist, they're from the 1600s. i do no longer think of there is any persevering with line from Jesus's time before that maintains to be close to to the bible. maximum massive denominations adhere to the nicene creed, which has no longer something in any respect to do with the recent testomony. concept in the trinity is incompatible with the recent testomony, and no state church has ever taken the sermon on the mount heavily. this manner of is sensible because of the fact the sermon on the mount replaced into no longer adressed to rulers yet to the individuals, yet nevertheless the content cloth of christianity replaced into formed by utilizing state church homes, so there is not any smart persevering with line of christianity. submit to in concepts that some christian writers recognized this from the very initiating of state popularity of christianity: the thought-with regards to the invisible community of christians as no longer same to an prepared church already superior in the 300s. So the respond must be the invisible church, the genuine believers, scattered among the denominations. Galenus Abrahamsz., a Dutch Baptist minister, of the seventeenth century claimed precisely that. in spite of the incontrovertible fact that that is not any longer probably a satisfying answer is it?

A few more sex scandals that they've been keeping secret and there's optimism that they'll put themselves out of business They're lucky that the victims in Ireland didn't sue like the Americans did.

The Church has certainly been an amazing success -- I'll grant you that. Name me another organization that could provide shelter for pedophiles, get caught doing it, and still remain in business. Phenomenal!

LOL. I'll look at the church optimistically when you get them to admit to any of the stuff you listed.

Commence holding your breath.

The Nephites and the Lamanites are all converted to the Church of Christ—They have all things in common, work miracles, and prosper in the land—After two centuries divisions, evils, false churches, and persecutions arise—After three hundred years both the Nephites and the Lamanites are wicked—Ammaron hides up the sacred records. Between A.D. 36 and 321

Ok very good. Atheist meself. And I don't usually condone damnation of other believes but I also believe we should all be able to laugh at ourselves and others in good spirit. I have this one ayremarked for xmas dinner. Thanks for the comic relief.

Kind of like Microsoft

Lol I love it.

Sounds like the government.

The two greatest scourges on mankind.....religion and government.

Can we look at the Christian history optimistically?

--I see nothing optimistic about the historic disasters wrought by Christianity.