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HoneyBadger said:
Well, that right there is the main transgression. It's never been purely Christianity that has caused problems. It's always been state-supported Christianity that has been responsible for, or furthered, such niceties as the second class citizenship of women, support of slavery and condemnation of homosexuality, polygamy, burning of "witches"
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Polygamy is the anomaly here. The only instance of Christian polygamy (Mormon polygamists in the 1
9th century) I can think of was not only not state-sponsored, but in fact faced intense opposition from Congress and the federal government.
I don't think Christians who supported slavery in the 19th century had state backing for their positions either, although a cynic would observe that it's always convenient when your religious views happen to support the political views that you want to have anyway.
-Max
Edit: fixed typo