Christianity is Beneficial to Everyday Life

Though you never discuss it in your opening statements, I assume you are taking the burden of proof as pro, which means that you have to prove to an extent that Christianity is beneficial to everyday life and all I have to do is refute your arguments to win. So, to summarize your position, you believe Christianity to be beneficial for a few reasons, including: the promotion of a "family unit", waiting until marriage for sex, its against pornography, and Christianity promotes inclusivity in its individuals. Let me discuss each example.Promotion of a "family unit": You defined a family unit as a mother and a father. You haven't actually shown that this is beneficial for society to have a mother and a father, instead of, say, a father and a father or a mother and a mother. However, even if it is somehow a bigger advantage to society than homosexual relationships, it doesn't matter. The Bible, the foundation of Christianity, isn't supportive of a purely monogamous relationship. Here are the people known to have participated in a polygamous relationship in the Bible(1):AbijahAbraham Ahab AhasuerusAshur Belshazzar Benhadad Caleb DavidEliphaz Elkanah Esau Ezra GideonJacobJehoiachin Jehoram Jerahmeel JoashLamech Machir Manasseh Mered MosesNahor Rehoboam Saul Shaharaim Simeon Solomon Zedekiah I do not mean to suggest that a polygamous relationship is negative or bad in any way, but rather the assertion that Christianity proposes a man and a woman is false. Not to mention, the god in Christianity is not the best when it comes to raising children. For instance, he told Abraham to prepare his child for sacrifice. Of course, Abraham never actually killed his child, but... there must be some mental scars that occur when your father holds a knife to your neck. But, Jesus himself didn't really care about keeping the parents together. Such as in Matthew 19:29 when he said, "And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or fields for my sake will receive a hundred times as much and will inherit eternal life." And while single parents may struggle to make ends meet, it isn't always beneficial that they stay together. Parents that fight can lead to emotional damage for the children (2). Not to mention the whole economic thing could be helped with some simple welfare but that's just none of my business.Waiting until Marriage to do the do: I'm going to be completely honest, I don't know where in the Bible this is mentioned but even if it is I find this abstinence only way of life to be utter crap. Studies show that abstinence only education actually leads to higher pregnancy rates (3). As it turns out, the best way to lower rates isn't to instruct someone not to have sex, it is to teach them how to do it safely.PORNOOOOOOO! (its a pun): There exist many arguments for and against the morality of porn, and whether or not it is good. I would say that modern porn is intended more for male audiences and can be objectifying to females. However, porn as a concept isn't bad. Sex is overused in advertising, but this conclusion is unfounded in the Bible and doesn't require Christianity to come to.Morality and Christianity: Here's a list of organizations that are considered hate groups, and are also Christians (4):Abiding Truth MinistriesCatholic Family and Human Rights InstituteChrist The King ChurchFaithful World Baptist ChurchPilgrims Covenant ChurchProvidence Road Baptist ChurchThe Pray in Jesus Name ProjectTrue Light Pentecost ChurchTruth in Action MinistriesWESTBORO BAPTIST CHURCHTom Brown MinistriesWindsor Hills Baptist Church9/11 Christian Center at Ground Zero Aggressive ChristianityChristian Action NetworkChristian GuardiansChristian Phalange11th Hour Remnant MessengerAbundant Life FellowshipAmerica's Promise MinistriesChristian Identity Church – Aryan NationsChurch of the Sons of YHWHCovenant People's MinistryEcclesiastical Council for the Restoration of Covenant IsraelFellowship of God's Covenant PeopleFirst Baptist Church and MinistryFirst Century Christian MinistriesHoly Order MinistryIdentity NationKingdom Identity MinistriesKinsman Redeemer MinistriesKnights of the Holy IdentityMission to IsraelNon-Universal Teaching MinistriesOur Place FellowshipScriptures for America MinistriesShepherd's Call Ministries, TheThe Church of Jesus Christ Christian / Aryan NationsThe Covenant, The Sword, and the Arm of the LordThomas Robb MinistriesUnited Identity Church of ChristVirginia Publishing CompanyWatchmen Bible Study GroupWeisman PublicationsYahweh's TruthChristian Anti-Defamation CommissionChristian Books and ThingsChick Publications. As you can see, being a Christian holds no meaning to whether or not someone will be accepting and open-minded. This isn’t even mentioning all the damage that the Catholic church has done unto the world. The AIDS epidemic in Africa is largely due to the fact that the Catholic Church is teaching against the use of contraception and for the failing method of abstinence only. So, we still have two rounds left to go, but right now, I just don’t see how your conclusion can be supported. Perhaps there are Christians that are good, but to suggest that Christianity itself can help a person become this way, despite the Catholic Church child molestation scandal, despite the existence of the KKK, despite the actions of the Westboro Baptist Church, despite the part where God orders Moses to rape virgins… Well, let’s just say I’m left wanting a little more. Sources: 1. http://www.biblicalpolygamy.com... 2. http://abcnews.go.com... 3. http://thinkprogress.org... 4.http://en.wikipedia.org...