Come one man, it would be trivial for me to credibly argue that your religion has given scores of young men an absolutely dysfunctional relation to sexuality, woman, their own body, etc. Anyone could make that case as easily as your case about pornography (arguably with more proof in my case). Should we legislate both the same way?
I agree that some "purity gospel" teachings have made people uncomfortable with their own bodies. For example, I don't find myself bent out of shape by girls wearing shorter shorts and don't agree with the degree of taboo applied to nudity in America. I also think this only contributes to over-sexualization rather than reducing it.
I just don't see that as "my religion". That's not what I believe. In a certain sense an Eastern Orthodox Christian and a Missouri Synod Lutheran both have the "same religion", but for practical purposes they do not.
Yes, but "his religion" is over 2000 years old and has found ways to reform itself many times to re-centre itself towards the core teachings of Jesus Christ, namely compassion and piety. The Christians who sold indulgencies are not the Christians who burned witches are not the Christians who help those in need. It has existed for twenty centuries across continents and anyone who can corrupt it effectively wields the power of God. Of course it has been used as justification for heinous acts. Pretty much anything that has existed that long and is that powerful has been used that way.
It is irrational to hate the entire religion because of select elements, past or present. You are in effect committing the same act of hatred you are accusing Christians of.
I was pointing out that similar arguments could be made about the “badness” of both religion and porn to show that these arguments are facetious in both cases
Pauline Christianity, which represents the vast majority of Christian denominations worldwide including the more liberal ones, has little to do with "core teachings of Jesus". Starting with the claim that Jesus is God, given that the guy literally never once claimed to be one.
Haven’t all the reforms of christianity specifically brought the church away from the core teachings of Jesus Christ? Isn’t that why there are coptic and orthodox christians at all? Because they feel the catholic church out of Rome did not follow the core teachings of Jesus Christ?
