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From what I have seen, there are two basic branches of Christianity. One of them uses the teachings of Christ to better themselves. These Christians help their fellow man, love the sinner not the sin, and are generally wonderful people to have around.
The other uses Jesus as a weapon.
This causes no end of consternation among the followers of Christ on DU, because they get lumped in with guys like Phelps and Chick when we start blasting Christians. They don't deserve the grief, but they're pulled into the morass. (This is a bit like the two or three remaining decent Republicans.)
Because the two branches of Christianity are fundamentally incompatible with one another, I think the people who follow Christ need to separate themselves from those like Tom DeLay, Jerry Falwell and Fred Phelps and form a whole new religion.
Call it Triumviratism--a triumvirate is a body of three, and the Triumviratists will worship God, serve Jesus and help their fellow man. You'll still use the Bible, but you'll follow the twelve-steppers' position on politics: Triumviratism holds no position.
Or call it something easier to pronounce, like Trilogism. It means the same thing but the word's not quite as cool.
I think you'd see a lot of mainline Christians become Trilogists. You know many of them are upset about Christianity being hijacked by the far right. With a better religion available, one that held to the general tenets of their current faith but cut out the political pressuring Christianity has become the primary source for, people who go to church because they want to live their lives for Jesus would live them in Trilogism. Plus, it would force the church to admit they're harboring nazis like Bush.
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