The affect of Christianity has had an positive affect on humankind overall

. . . ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Contention 1: The Bible upholds human dignity and has supported the sanctity of life ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I would like to start by apologizing for my poorly worded argument. It was clear to me at the time that I wrote it and reviewed it, however looking at it now I can see the confusion it may have caused. . . . now for my defense My opponent has failed to explain any greater honor than being made in the image of God himself, this inherently puts the value of human life above that of animals or any other living thing. I will again ask my opponent to show any greater honor. Regardless of "the fall of man" we are still an image of God himself something that nothing else in all of creation can boast. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Contention 2: The Bible has created a base, from which societies can grow and flourish --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I would ask my opponent to allow me to drop this argument as it is near to impossible to defend, we could count how many of the founders were religious and compare it to how many were not, and this is ultimately what the end of this contention will be. Ultimately it was weak to begin with and I would like to focus on more interesting contentions. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Contention 3: Christianity teaches that we should care for the poor ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I argue that I have effectively refuted the scriptures that you brought up. Since they are stated in the Bible, the only way to refute them is by showing that you have either taken the verses out of context or have misconstrued the meaning of the verse. I effectively showed that you did this for each verse by showing the true meanings of each verse individually. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Contention 4: Christianity teaches peace between people -------------------------------------------------------------------- I would argue that there is indeed a time for peace and a time for war. However the Bible does teach peace, as seen in this verse 2 Timothy 2:22 Flee the evil desires of youth, and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace, along with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart. Ephesians 4:3 Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. Colossians 3:15 Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful. Psalm 137 is a lament for the impeding doom of Jerusalem. Jerusalem has always been the most sacred of cities for Jews, this is not a call for Christians to "dash babies" on anything . . . someone who really thinks that must be completely ignorant, once again you are taking another scripture out of context.