Comments on: The Christian Sword: Evil Christianity

By: Jeff Lilly

Jeff Lilly — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 18:31:29 +0000

Thanks for your comment, James. I don’t agree that Christianity is responsible for modern democracy, hospitals, art (I assume you mean modern art?), and science. The foundations for all of these were laid in pre-Christian or non-Christian cultures. Democracy was practiced by pagan Greeks, Norse, and the Iroquois, among many others; the first institutions dedicated to healing were Egyptian temples; art has been around since the beginning of the species; and science arguably began with the Greeks and Muslims long before it was picked up in western Europe. Besides, democracy, hospitals, art and science are never even mentioned in the New Testament, so it’s quite a stretch to attribute them to Christian influence. Nevertheless I agree, there’s a lot of good stuff about Christianity, obviously.

By: James

James — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 09:30:33 +0000

Christianity has also done incredible good, e.g. Modern democracy, hospitals, art, modern science, etc. Unfortunately critics only usually see one side of the ledger

By: Jeff Lilly

Jeff Lilly — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 16:04:39 +0000

Thanks for coming by and giving me a chance, Maggie. I’m glad you liked the essay. My fiancée was raised Catholic, as well, and might still be Catholic if it were not for some of the dogma handed down by the Church these days. There is a lot to like about Catholicism, especially (I feel) its more mystical and contemplative side. For example, I particularly like the essays on the web site of Carl McColman. However, there’s a lot I don’t agree with as well (obviously — otherwise I’d be Catholic! )