Poll: Church membership in US plummets over past 20 years

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1. The ideology of Christianity just doesn't hold up against science

By emphasizing the Trinity, Virgin birth, resurrection after death, heaven and hell as real physical places, implasible miracles, etc etc, rather than the moral and compassionate teachings of peace, tolerance, patience, love, forgiveness, and generosity, the Christian church IMHO has failed us. Kids today go into church and hear that they will burn in Hell if they are gay, that they have to tithe to a megachurch, where all the pastors drive Mercedes, but won't help homeless people. Where women hear that they must obey unreasonable and abusive husbands. Not all churches are hypocrites, of course, but far too many of them are.