Instigator / Pro
8
1363
rating
13
debates
3.85%
won
Topic
#2421

Christianity is not a religion.

Status
Finished

The debate is finished. The distribution of the voting points and the winner are presented below.

Winner & statistics
Better arguments
0
9
Better sources
4
6
Better legibility
2
3
Better conduct
2
2

After 3 votes and with 12 points ahead, the winner is...

JRob
Parameters
Publication date
Last updated date
Type
Standard
Number of rounds
5
Time for argument
One day
Max argument characters
10,000
Voting period
One week
Point system
Multiple criterions
Voting system
Open
Contender / Con
20
1523
rating
2
debates
100.0%
won
Description

As a new-ish Christian but long time student of the various topics related to Christian theology, I find a disproportionate number of arguments against a false version of Christianity. Perpetrated by a large number of people professing to be Christians. Yet many of these claims of why religion is bad, the terrible things that have been done in the name of Christianity, and a shallow understanding of the faith with the name branding of Christian without the knowledge of what that means that are brought up in debate against Christians are the same things recorded in the New Testament that Jesus said were wrong and not what He intended or meant.

In addition there are stark differences between Christianity and the other religions I'm more familiar with. One's which are shared in entirety by these other religions. At what point is it then fair to say the it's no longer applicable to call Christianity a religion? The true version at the very least.

Why i think this is worth bringing up? Religions have caused utterly terrible things. Furthmore, id argue under my proposed definiton, most of the religions doing the heaviest damage have a system where man seeks God. Where man needs to do something to get to God. This is not only not Christianity, but often is used by people, via the excuse of enforcement of the religions tenants, who are in power positions of the religion to try to keep power, get more power, and abuse their power over others. Again, nothing consistent with what's in the Bible and specifically called out as wrong by Jesus.

I used max rounds to give a few for level setting.

Criterion
Pro
Tie
Con
Points
Better arguments
3 point(s)
Better sources
2 point(s)
Better legibility
1 point(s)
Better conduct
1 point(s)
Reason:

Concession

Criterion
Pro
Tie
Con
Points
Better arguments
3 point(s)
Better sources
2 point(s)
Better legibility
1 point(s)
Better conduct
1 point(s)
Reason:

Concession.

Criterion
Pro
Tie
Con
Points
Better arguments
3 point(s)
Better sources
2 point(s)
Better legibility
1 point(s)
Better conduct
1 point(s)
Reason:

Concession.