If you know anything about Christianity it is their duty to spread the word. Distorted? In what way? There are certainly varying interpretations of the Bible yet distorted is a strong word. Who’s to say what is distorted? That’s why I’d like to hear your definition. I don’t believe it’s being forced on anyone. Someone not accepting of the religion is not denied anything. They’re free to decline and go about their daily lives. Christianity is not preventing them from doing as they wish. I understand the point you were trying to make but I think you’ve made a very poor comparison.

Thanks for the clarification and response. We agree on many things. I live in South Carolina and the area has a strong Baptist influence. I drive by some of the mega churches and can’t help but think they’re sending the wrong message. I’ve never heard the phrase prosperity gospel. I’ll agree it does seem like a distortion of Christianity. I believe any religious teaching should not be a part of the publicly funded school system and it’s not. There are many private Christian schools for people to choose from. I also believe in a school voucher system. Let parents decide where to send their children without having the additional financial burden of choosing a private school. I think the competition would improve the public school system. I believe everyone should be able speak about their political stance, regardless of their profession.

The Christians opposition to abortion is recent. It was promoted to increase the political strength of conservatives by republicans.

https://www.rawstory.com/evangelicals-abortion/

When conservative leader Paul Weyrich and evangelical preacher Jerry Falwell created the Christian Right in the 1970s, they noticed that the abortion issue engaged right-wing Christians who might otherwise be uninterested in politics.

Basic manipulation. Some people are easily manipulated.

If you have been taught not to question religious fairy tales it is probably like shooting sheep in a sheep pen.

As visionary as they were in creating "the great experiment" called the Republic of America, could they have possibly seen 18 of the deadliest mass shootings in modern US history, or the almost weekly mass gun violence and daily homcides? Muskets were one shot. (Yes, there were a few developments of weapons capable of firing more than a single round at the time but they were not mainstream.)

Are they to be blamed for a lack foresight in the future capacity of firearms to kill many? Maybe we can go back and give them this list to contemplate when they wrote "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed." (That word "infringed" is the problem. All the other Amendments, including the most important 1st Amendment, have had various needed federal, call it, infringements.)

Let them read this, all non-combatants:
Las Vegas, October 1, 2017 — 59 dead, more than 850 wounded

Orlando, June 12, 2016 — 50 dead, 53 wounded

Virginia Tech University, April 16, 2007 — 32 dead, 17 wounded

Sutherland Springs, Texas, November 5, 2017 — 26 dead, 20 wounded

Sandy Hook Elementary School, December 14, 2012 — 26 dead, two wounded, all mostly young children

Killeen, Texas, October 16, 1991 — 23 dead, 27 wounded

San Ysidro, California, July 18, 1984 — 20 dead, 16 wounded

Parkland, Florida, February 14, 2018 — 17 dead, 17 wounded


El Paso, August 3, 2019 – 22 dead, 24 wounded

University of Texas-Austin, August 1, 1966 — 15 dead, 31 wounded

San Bernardino, California, December 2, 2015 — 14 dead, 22 wounded

Edmond, Oklahoma, August 20, 1986 — 14 dead, 7 wounded

Okay, I think that is more than enough. I feel if they had this list that the 2nd Amendment would be far more restrictive, heavily infringed upon out of basic decency and the common good. But the Right thinks there is nothing to do about the epidemic violence of guns. On the Right they call it "the price of freedom." (That's our children they are talking about.)

The States have gun control laws--which is the best argument against their do-nothing attitude. Strict here and loose there is not control; it is chaos and ridiculous. Federal gun controls, universal for the nation, will help. Nothing we do will end the violence, yet we need to do something soon to at least lessen it. Please think hard about it. Merry Christmas.