A thousand sings proclaim that Christianity is undergoing the same decline that fell on the old Greek religion after the coming of the Sophists and the Greek Enlightenment. More and more the hierarchy spent its energies in promoting orthodoxy rather than morality, and the Inquisition almost fatally disgraced the Church. Even while preaching peace the Church fomented religious wars in sixteenth century France and the Thirty Years' War in Germany. It allowed the philosophers to take the lead in the humanitarian movements that have alleviated the evils of our time. Christianity promoted persecutions and was, but morality was advanced by others.
Life improves without religion.
Suggested Reading Durant, Will and Ariel, The Lessons of History, New York, 1968. Durant, Will and Ariel, A Dual Autobiography, Simon and Schuster, New York, 1977. Phone, e-mail , or send a snail to our office for membership information and a free copy of our newsletter.