christianity is a force for good in the world

Conclusion For the conclusion I shall only reiterate my previously made points It should be clear that as stated in my previous references/arguments that if christianity never came to be common core principles such as mercy and compassion which predate christianity altogether would still exist thus christianity only has given an 'illusion' that this is due to their teachings. Also as I have shown the teachings which derive solely from christianity are often in fact corrupt teachings with teachings such as the threat of conversion or hell when taught to children is tantamount to child abuse. Only the faithful can claim acts like outright murder to be a force for good and also truly believe what they are doing is 'good'. Adolf Hitler is well renown for rebuilding the german economy something which can be seen as 'good' but no one would dare claim Adolf Hitler was a force for good, a bad deed does not wash away the good, nor the good the bad; thus as I have clearly shown christianity is responsible for much more bad than good. It must also be noted that no amount of apologies can wash away the harm committed committed by near 2000 years of abuse, and a mere apology does not right the wrongs or negate the evil behind the deeds as my opponent has tried to show it does. If christianity is as 'good' as my opponent claims and is the bedrock for western society to lean upon, why have such unspeakable atrocities been carried out through it. If they are prone to error like the rest of society then what is the point of it in the first place. We can have rich and fulfilling lives without having to believe things based on insufficient evidence which is literally the definition of faith. As I have shown religion has the capacity to silence critical thinking and create blindness in entire groups of people. It can infect the minds of followers so completly as to allow the most egregious sexual acts against children and others go unchallenged for centuries. I believe my opponent tiptoed around and made misleading counter points to many of my direct questions, arguments and points in order to avoid the truth behind them and mislead the voters, and you the voters should not be fooled by these cheap parlor tricks. Something which I think should have become obvious throughout the debate is the fact that there was a time when having this debate would have been life threatening for the side of con (my side), and it is only now after the church is starting to loose it's power do they come to us with a smiling face offering us friendship in place of totalitarian dominance. Through all the arguments and counter arguments I have presented I think it is unquestionably clear that christianity is NOT a force for good in the world, however I hope one day that I can come back and argue the opposite but until that day this is where I stand. I'd like to thank my opponent for this rigorous debate, as it is a topic I am very passionate about and I feel it's a conversation that needs to happen. To the voters whether christian or other when voting I believe you should look at the arguments objectively and not allow your own pre conceived ideas influence your votes as I believe I have made the stronger case. Thank You for reading