www.bibliotecapleyades.net/mistic/religionsplanetearth.htm#Additional_Information

by Chaz Bufe

from Scribd Website

Reasons

1. Christianity is based on fear

2. Christianity preys on the innocent

3. Christianity is based on dishonesty

4. Christianity is extremely egocentric

5. Christianity breeds arrogance, a chosen-people mentality

6. Christianity breeds authoritarianism

7. Christianity is cruel

8. Christianity is anti-intellectual, anti-scientific

9. Christianity has a morbid, unhealthy preoccupation with sex

10. Christianity produces sexual misery

11. Christianity has an exceedingly narrow, legalistic view of morality

12. Christianity encourages acceptance of real evils while focusing on imaginary evils

13. Christianity depreciates the natural world

14. Christianity models hierarchical, authoritarian organization

15. Christianity sanctions slavery

16. Christianity is misogynistic

17. Christianity is homophobic

18. The Bible is not a reliable guide to Christ's teachings

19. The Bible is riddled with contradictions

20. Christianity borrowed its central myths and ceremonies from other ancient religions

    Christianity borrowed its central myths and ceremonies from other ancient religions.

    1. The ancient world was rife with tales of virgin births, miracle-working saviors, tripartite gods, Gods taking human form, Gods arising from the dead, heavens and hells, and days of judgment. In addition to the myths, many of the ceremonies of ancient religions also match those of that syncretic latecomer, Christianity.

        

       To cite but one example (there are many others), consider Mithraism, a Persian religion predating Christianity by centuries. Mithra, the savior of the Mithraic religion and a God who took human form, was born of a virgin; he belonged to the holy trinity and was a link between heaven and Earth; and he ascended into heaven after his death.

        

       His followers believed in heaven and hell, looked forward to a day of judgment, and referred to Mithra as "the Light of the World." They also practiced baptism (for purification purposes) and ritual cannibalism—the eating of bread and the drinking of wine to symbolize the eating and drinking of the God’s body and blood. Given all this, Mithra’s birthday should come as no surprise: December 25th; this event was, of course, celebrated by Mithra’s followers at midnight. 
       
       Mithraism is but the most striking example of the appearance of these myths and ceremonies prior to the advent of Christianity. They appear—in more scattered form—in many other pre-Christian religions.

    A Final Word: These are but some of the major problems attending Christianity, and they provide overwhelming reasons for its abandon-ment. (Even if you discount half, two-thirds, or even three-quarters of these arguments, the conclusion is still irresistible.) 
     www.bibliotecapleyades.net/vatican/esp_vatican32.htm