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

I will now list all the bad that has come from Christianity: 1.Dark Ages "There was once a time all people believed in God and the church ruled. This time was called the Dark Ages" -Richard Lederer The Dark Ages referred to the period of time ushered in by the fall of the Western Roman Empire. This took place when the last Western emperor, Romulus Augustulus, was deposed by Odoacer, a barbarian. AD 476 was the time of this event. This era takes on the term "dark" due to the backward ways and practices that seemed to prevail during this time. Despite the religious conflicts, the period of the Dark Ages was seen as an age of faith. Despite the religious conflicts, the period of the Dark Ages was seen as an age of faith. Men and women sought after God; some through the staid rituals of the Catholic Church. Intellectuals view religion in any form as, itself, a type of "darkness." These thinkers assert that those who followed religious beliefs lied to themselves, creating a false reality. They were dominated by emotions, not fact. Religion was seen as contrary to rationality and reason, thus the move towards enlightenment -- a move away from "darkness." Science and reason gained ascendancy, progressing steadily during and after the Reformation and Age of Enlightenment. As you can see above, religion hindered are progression in science,literature,math, and other subjects that if we avoided this we could be extremely more advanced than we are today. This link goes to a picture showing the drop in technology during the Dark ages http://3.bp.blogspot.com... 2.Wars While many believe Christianity promoted peace, it actually has brought great damage. Not only has it affected it's followers, with believers and even his disciples being crucified, burned, ect. for believing in Christianity, and even today with 100 millions christians being prosecuted for their faith. It has also impacted other people, as it has brought wars and slaughterings. Tons of examples can be found at this site http://articles.exchristian.net... Also, at this site, http://addictivelists.com... it list 10 biggest religious wars ever fought, and Christianity and its denominations(catholic) are involved with around 5 of them. 3.The offering At church(Atleast for Catholic Churches) they go around asking for offerings(money donations). The church wants you to give 10% of your works pay that week towards the church. Some people aren't wealthy enough to just give 10%, but some will do it anyways. This could lead to a financial burden to the family/individual. Also, the donations do not count as tax deductions, so no benefits go to the donator in that sense. Think about the money donated. If all of that money was donated to a charity how many lives it would impact. Think about if it was given to St.Judes or another organization similar to that, how many lives it would save and help further medicine. Church taking the offering is putting a burden on struggling families and the growth of medicine/well being of others. 4.Judgement Let me ask you, what is the ... Amendment? It's the Freedom of Religion. However, it is no secret we support Christianity. With 77% of our citizens being Christians, it is the most dominant religion by a extravagant margin. Because of this, our nation has put christianity and made it part of our society and government, breaking our amendment and the separation of church and state. They put in our currency and in our Pledge of Alligence. Tell me, how would you feel being a Muslim having to say "One nation, under God..."? You would feel like a minority. With everything around you, including your government, supporting a religion, you almost feel obligated and self conscious about your own personal belief, and feeling as if you need to change. This is violating a persons belief and amendment. Also, another demonstration on how Christianity runs our government is how no atheist have been President of the United States. On this poll http://www.gallup.com... it shows how people will less likely vote for an atheist than any other option. An atheist, no matter how good a politician, is less likely get elected, taking away their job opportunities. Christianity is making the land of the free every judgmental. 5.False hope For many, christianity is hope. It's assurance that no matter how tough the times are, things will get better. Yet the harsh reality is, it's uncertain there is a God. And if there is no good, then chances of your situation getting better become more slim. Take, for example, a man who just lost his job. He prays for everything to get better, and for God to help him. He is hopeful as his omnipotent omnibenevolent God will surely help him, yet he is devastated as loses his house. His hope turned into false hope, which led to no hope. For some, they rely too much on this hope, and won't do anything as they feel God will do it for them. Along with that, I found a site listing 40 harmful effects of Christianity http://www.patheos.com... So in total, that is 45 negatives to Christianity. Sources: http://www.gallup.com... http://www.allabouthistory.org... http://articles.exchristian.net... http://addictivelists.com... https://www.opendoors.org.nz... http://www.patheos.com... http://3.bp.blogspot.com...