"Christian"

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33. Hold up there.

Christianity came about before science was developed during the Age of Enlightenment. So anti-science? (No doubt some were later during the emergence of science, but change is hard.

While emerging from a patriarchal society, much of Jesus's actions show someone who elevated women's status. His male followers often seemed to be more influenced by the culture than by Jesus in how they perceived women in their culture. Christianity has some "followers" who seem more focused on the Old Testament than on Jesus's teaching.

I haven't found it anti-reason. My faith tradition evaluates on the basis of scripture, experience, tradition, and reason. We Methodists don't check check our brains at the door.

There are plenty of loud bible thumpers, but they don't seem to be trying to live up to what Jesus told them to do: love, feed, clothe, visit, welcome, share, tend, heal. They're all focused on the Old Testament, sin and judgment. They claim to be Christians but defame the character of Jesus.