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> Did you know the democracy was just for the few free citizens in the city state? Yes, of course. The vast majority of the Christian Era even in Europe has b

> Did you know the democracy was just for the few free citizens in the city state? Yes, of course. The vast majority of the Christian Era even in Europe has been spent in feudal monarchies. The modern African slave trade was run by Christian nation states. The Christians have been in charge in Europe since Constantine (306 AD). They spent some of that time burning 'witches'. > Not exactly the same as our modern democracy. Yes, almost all the Christian Era has been very different from our modern democracy, which is why I'm reluctant to attribute the current state purely to Christianity. If it's all in the Bible, and you've been in charge of a continent for 1700 years, why did we have to wait until 1776 (for white Americans) or 1836 (for black Americans) or 1890 (for female Americans) to get freedom and democracy? edit: another important one: We waited until 2015 for homosexual Americans to gain the freedom to marry, previously denied by the Christian state because: 'And if a man also lies with mankind, as with womankind, both of them have committed abomination; they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.' Leviticus (20:13) (condemnation never revised in the New Testament.) So much for freedom.

yters 9y ago
Slavery died out in Christian Europe, it remained in Islamic countries, where it again eventually spread to Europe. Christians were not in charge for 1700 years, and it took awhile to work through the logical implications of Christian doctrine in a largely pagan society. But, the freedoms all have their root in Christian doctrine. Name another society, secular or pagan, that brought about the same freedoms without Christian influence. Perhaps the state took awhile to recognize homosexual marriage because the state only has an interest in heterosexual marriage that produces new citizens of the state.

yters 9y ago

Slavery died out in Christian Europe, it remained in Islamic countries, where it again eventually spread to Europe. Christians were not in charge for 1700 years, and it took awhile to work through the logical implications of Christian doctrine in a largely pagan society. But, the freedoms all have their root in Christian doctrine. Name another society, secular or pagan, that brought about the same freedoms without Christian influence. Perhaps the state took awhile to recognize homosexual marriage because the state only has an interest in heterosexual marriage that produces new citizens of the state.