Christianity:  The Pandemic Evil

In our current age, popular thinkers have determined to argue religion as a mind virus, an Ebola of the brain that liquefies the frontal cortex and impairs rational thinking.  It is said that the pages of history bleed red from the countless atrocities born out of outbreaks in religious fundamentalism.

Ignorance, fear, hopelessness degrade the immune system that protects against the deadly pathogen thus enabling some Typhoid Mary, or more rightly, some charismatic Jim Jones to haplessly infect scores of the uneducated, the gullible, and the downtrodden.

Racism, homomisia, misogyny are but mild symptoms of a society suffering from the contagion.  Eventually, hatred of “the different” turns to segregation, then segregation to subjugation, and finally subjugation to eradication.

The Crusades, the Spanish Inquisition, and the Salem Witch Trials lay bare the effects of society’s most lethal, insidious strain of all religions: Christianity.

Wait.  What?  Christianity is bad for society?

The words flowing from these popular thinkers paint colorful distaste for the religiously minded.  But what if we investigate their claims rather than simply admire the passionate rhetoric glossing the pages of their books?  Might we find a different story if we wade past the shallow beach and plunge deep into the mysterious, wild ocean of history?

The authors of the below articles and videos look to provide us with context and truth on this unjust claim.

The articles have been categorized by theme.

Summary Articles/Videos

Articles:

• Christianity’s Real Record  by Greg Koukl, STR.org – (l,*)
• Is Religion the Cause of Violence?  by Sean McDowell, SeanMcDowell.org – (s)
• Is Christianity or Atheism the Virus?  by Lenny Esposito, ComeReason.org – (s)
• The Effects of Jesus on the Western World  by Alvin J. Schmidt, posted on ComeReason.org – (s)
• The Social and Historical Impact of Christianity  by Jimmy Williams, Probe.org – (l)

Videos:

• What good is Christianity  by Impact 360 Institute, Impact360.org – (l)
• Evils of Christendom  John Lennox, JohnLennox.org – (l)
• 26. Does religion poison everything?  Andy Bannister, RZIM.org – (s)

Hospitals

Articles:

• The Christian contribution to healthcare  by Rosie Knowles, CMF.org.uk – (l)
• Jesus – the Pivot of History and Medical Care  by Peter May, CMF.org.uk – (l)

Slavery

Articles:

• The Church and Slavery  by Melinda Penner quoting Rodney Stark, STR.org – (s)
• How Did Christianity Affect Our View of Slavery?  by Amy Hall, STR.org – (l)
• Did God Condone Slavery? by Amy Hall, STR.org – (l)
• Does the Bible Approve of Slavery?  by Lenny Esposito, ComeReason.org – (l)

Videos:

• Kyle Harper on Early Christian Views of Slavery  by Dr. Kyle Harper, KyleHarper.net – (s)
• William Wilberforce & the End of the African Slave Trade – Christian History Made Easy  by Dr. Timothy Paul Jones, ChristianHistoryMadeEasy.com – (s)

Women

Article:

•  Christianity: The Best Thing That Ever Happened to Women  by Sue Bohlin, Probe.org – (l)

Video:

• Is the Bible Anti-Women?  Sean McDowell, SeanMcDowell.org – (s)
• Is Christianity Bad News for Women?  Jonathan Morrow, Impact360Institute.org – (s)

Children

Article:

•  How will children be valued if Christianity is lost?  by Lenny Esposito, ComeReason.org – (l)

Poverty

Article:

•   How Christianity Lifts Cultures Out of Poverty  by Lenny Esposito, ComeReason.org – (l)

Et Cetera

Articles:

• The Real Murderers: Atheism or Christianity?  by Greg Koukl, STR.org – (l, *)
• Is belief in God a virus?  from GotQuestion.org – (l)
• Did Christianity Dominate Through Violence?  by Lenny Esposito, ComeReason.org – (s)
• The New Atheism  by J.M. Njoroge, RZIM.org – (s)
• 7. What is the Nature of Man  by Hampton Keathley IV, Bible.org – (l, *)

Video:

• Is Christianity Harmful?  by Michael Jones, InspiringPhilosophy.org

An important note about the linked articles/videos on this page:

All the articles/videos linked within The Armory were written by authors who produced the material for other websites.  None of the websites or authors of the linked material are associated with the Christian Faith Armory website. 

The purpose for The Armory is to lead the seeker to those trained authors and resource websites that can provide informed opinion and analysis on the subject topics.

i.e. this is an aggregating website for Christian Apologetics.  When you discover an article/video that you feel speaks directly to you, please spend time on that website for you may find an author who can speak in a voice heard by your heart.