Christianity has had more positive than negative effects on society and the world.

I will rebuttal those claims in the next round, and rebuttal your arguments from the second round this round. Here are my rebuttals to arguments posted by pro in the second round: *Christianity is responsible for high literacy rates and *Christianity helped to make advancements in science Both of these claims are false. The time christianity ushered in greatness and superiority was the Dark ages, where we actually went backwards in advancement and became illiterate. As far as the scientists, their religious beliefs play no affect in their contributions to science, as it would not matter if they were atheist or a different religion. *The principles in the American Declaration of Independence and the U. S. Constitution came from the Bible This just proves my point of how the United States is favoring Christianity and breaking people's first amendment right AND the separation of church and state. *Christianity is an advocate of human rights In your very own words you stated that, "Christianity was also a large factor in the abolition of slavery" In the Bible, the most prestigious book in a christians view, talks about owning a slave. If slavery was wrong, the bible would say it is wrong and anyone who did it was condemned to hell. However, it does not, and actually informs us what to do with the slave. Therefore, it does not think slavery is bad, and actually guides us to be better slave owners. Now it is possible some christians set them free, but if they were truly devote christians they would follow what the bible says, and the bible says, Exodus 21:20-21 "And if a man smite his servant, or his maid, with a rod, and he die under his hand; he shall be surely punished. Notwithstanding, if he continue a day or two, he shall not be punished: for he is his money [property]. " You went on to say how 2/3 of the American Abolition society were Christian ministers. What about the other 1/3 then? Just because you are christian doesn't mean you are automatically a great person. An atheist, Muslim, Jew, Buddist, ect, can be as good and even a better person as a Christian. You also talk about infanticide, and how the Christian Roman emperor finally outlawed it. In the Bible, God talks about slaughtering children. "The people of Samaria must bear their guilt, because they have rebelled against their God. They will fall by the sword; their little ones will be dashed to the ground, their pregnant women ripped open. "(Hosea 13:16) You can find more verses, like God ordering moses to slaughter babies, at this site . http://www.patheos.com... agree. Martin Luther King Jr. was a great human activist. However, there have been many other great atheists in US history alone who have made a big impact, such as Thomas Jefferson and Thomas Edison. Other examples can be found here . http://m.huffpost.com... Also, more examples can be found here, . http://m.mic.com... and it also goes in depth about the story of Pat Tillman. The man was hated because of his beliefs, more than likely killed for his beliefs, and his family was harassed because of his beliefs. Good luck to Pro in the following rounds. Sources . http://www.religioustolerance.org... . http://m.huffpost.com... . http://www.patheos.com...