Christians Being attacked

Many thanks for the debating challenge, Ruac. I'm very sorry if my last debate offended you. I can assure you that it is never my intention to offend people. Nevertheless, apart from Christians, somehow I have managed to offend many other groups on this site. For example, in recent months I have outraged: The disabled. 'The handicapped should be given jobs on organic farms' http://www.debate.org... The obese. 'It's time to stop the obese from pigging out in restaurants' http://www.debate.org... Native Americans. 'It's time to reintroduce Red Indians into US National Parks' http://www.debate.org... Women with saggy breasts. 'It's time to outlaw push-up bras' http://www.debate.org... Muslims. 'The Prophet Mohammed (peace be upon him) was gay' http://www.debate.org... People who live in the countryside. 'Rural people should be banned from using the London Underground during peak hours' http://www.debate.org... The mentally retarded. 'ATM's should encourage selfish users to show some consideration for others' http://www.debate.org... Jews. 'The Government should do more to promote Jewish businesses' http://www.debate.org... Gays. 'A ban on sex between men should be introduced in order to help prevent the spread of AIDS' http://www.debate.org... Single mothers. 'It's time to re-introduce unemployed single mothers to the workhouse' http://www.debate.org... Gays again. 'It's time to apply positive discrimination to the entertainment industry' http://www.debate.org... Manchester United supporters. 'Kant was right: assisting Cristiano Ronaldo to commit suicide should be legal' http://www.debate.org... Michael Jackson fans. 'Jackson's kids should be auctioned off to help pay his debts' http://www.debate.org... Michael Jackson fans again. 'Michael Jackson faked his own death' http://www.debate.org... The disabled again. 'The all new Pak-a-Spak™ Rucksack will be a "must have" accessory for male commuters' http://www.debate.org... The obese again. 'The fat should be made to buy two seats on planes' http://www.debate.org... Gays yet again. 'Gay men should pay higher car insurance premiums than straight men' http://www.debate.org... In fact, the last time I offended Christians was over a year ago when I posted this debate: 'Jesus was gay and John the Evangelist was his boyfriend' http://www.debate.org... However, I do recognise that the Christian faith is coming under ever-increasing criticism. This is a result of society becoming better educated and thus able to comprehend the type of scientific theories that would have eluded many in the less enlightened generations of the past. Thus, the education of the masses in the West has enabled ordinary people to liberate themselves from the antiquated and discredited theological shackles of the Church and reconcile themselves with the world around them using observable scientific evidence and so reject the implausible Bible stories that their forefathers were indoctrinated with. The process of exposing the inadequacy the Christian doctrines actually began back in 1614 when Galileo Galilei espoused the Copernican theory that the Sun was at the centre of the solar system rather than the Earth. http://www.bbc.co.uk... Back then, the Church accused Galileo of heresy and persecuted him for daring to contradict Christian "teachings". These days, however, all but the most fanatical Christians accept that the Earth revolves around the Sun and not the other way round yet, incredibly, many Christians still reject the equally scientifically sound concept of evolution and teach their children creationism instead. In light of this, I think it is right that these Christian fundamentalists should be "attacked" for deliberately misleading children in this way. Moving on, I note with interest that there are a "bunch of Muslims" in Detroit. My goodness! Soon all the bars will be closed down, the women will have to wear veils and they will have to rename the state "Michiganistan". Or possibly not. Anyway, just to set the record straight, Christmas continues to be a State Holiday in Michigan whereas no Islamic festivals are officially recognised. http://www.michigan.gov... By the way, I wonder my opponent chose to attack Muslims rather than, say, Jews or Buddhists? After all, there are twice as many Jews as Muslims in America and about the same amount of Buddhists. http://www.adherents.com... Whatever, the fact is that in the United States more Muslims are victims of religious hatred than Christians, Jews or Buddhists. Indeed, despite Muslims accounting for a tiny fraction of the population of America compared to Christians, the latest hate crime statistics show 201 victims of anti-Islamic crimes compared to only 68 anti-Catholic and 48 anti-Protestant victims. http://www.fbi.gov... Furthermore, not only do Muslims suffer more abuse than Christians, but their attackers are widely supported by mass media groups such as Fox News: http://mediamatters.org.... That said, I do not wish to be portrayed as pro-Muslim or pro-Jewish or anti-Christian as I believe that all three of these Abrahamic religions' outmoded practices and beliefs should be open to scrutiny and, indeed, criticism. Thank you.