There's a big difference between the Christian ideals and the practices of organised Christian churches. The acquisition of wealth and power seemed to be a majo

There's a big difference between the Christian ideals and the practices of organised Christian churches. The acquisition of wealth and power seemed to be a major goal for organised Christianity through to the Middle Ages. My opinion is that Christianity held back human civilisation for maybe a thousand years with their doctrine (c.f. Copernicus). As an atheist, I find it grating to hear people talking about only the idealistic side of Christianity and ignoring all the wars, torture and denigration of people that it caused. Of course, other religions are also responsible for a lot of the same sins. That said, I do have respect for the teachings of Jesus - he seemed to be very much into socialism and very anti-Captialist.