You made an origin statement...that you were surprised that they formed and survived in the US...I disagree, and pointed out the formation of Christianity in a much more hostile environment. I just added on the comment about what happens when you leave, which you touched on in your mormon comment.

I think the origin of every religion involved a whole host of people who considered it ludicrous and were very hostile to the early adherents. At least in the US, a free open society, no one gets murdered for it.

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Posted by Napoleon

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Member since Dec 2007

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Posted on 3/31/15 at 12:23 pm to cwill

Man's take on religion though.
I'm a non beliver, but the Jesus I read about would ake anyone in and would welcome enemies and friends. He was the model person. Washing the feet of lepers and stuff.
It's a shame what is done in his name.
If only the mantra of Christianity was just to "do as Jesus did".
It's not the fault of the believer, but of those who centuries ago bastardized the messages.
People actually owning and reading the bible is a recent phenomenon (only last few centuries). It was only the realm of the elite and Church figures.

Religion is a creation of Man, that is undeniable. It bothers me that the ones least likely to be following the "Golden Rule" are the most "devout".

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Posted by Jim Rockford

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Posted on 3/31/15 at 1:03 pm to cwill

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I think the origin of every religion involved a whole host of people who considered it ludicrous and were very hostile to the early adherents. At least in the US, a free open society, no one gets murdered for it.

The early history of Mormonism was fairly bloody, both as victims and as perpetrators. And there have been several deaths and unexplained disappearances associated with Scientology.

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