I didn't say that most of them were, but that is where the founders of Western Civilization got most of those principles from because only Christianity provided a rational foundation for them. There are some principles that are unique to Christianity however, "love your enemies and do good to those who persecute you." Also, the principle of intrinsic objective human value and rights.
There is a rational foundation for treating your fellow humans well and with respect without Christianity. Human value and human rights are not a christian teaching either. In fact, one of the key roadblocks to equality and rights for all people historically has been religion. Women's rights, Civil Rights, Gay Rights, Trans rights, a key cog in the fight to keep those people oppressed has been bible wielding Christians. That's not to say that some Christians have fought in favour of those things, however had it not been for Christianity the opposition to all of those movements would have been greatly diminished or entirely non existent.
Likewise, the concept of loving your enemies and doing good to those who persecute you in most cases is an idiotic worldview. It's one that Christians all throughout history have rarely followed as well.
The reason why most human cultures have similar basic moralities to Christian morality is that all humans are created in the image of the Christian God. But only Christianity provides an objectively rational basis for morality.
There is no objective rational basis for morality within Christianity. You only have what god proclaims to be good and bad. Also, some cultures existed before your god did, how do you account for them?
You would not like a world without the principles that are unique to Christianity especially the intrinsic value of all of human life. Without that principle, we would still have slavery among other things.
Shall I refer you to the sections of the bible that advocate and endorse slavery, as well as lay out the rules by which you may purchase slaves? You are aware Christians started the slave trade, right?
Fraid so, Christ and the disciples never stopped pagans and gentiles from speaking about their beliefs in fact they heartily encouraged it by debating with them. Read about Paul at Mars Hill and etc. And they are our examples as Christians.
Christ never had the power to legally prevent people from speaking their minds, especially as paganism was the Roman State Religion at the time.
Does "I am the lord thy god, thou shalt have no other gods before me" sound like freedom of religion to you? What would have happened if you proclaimed yourself to be a non-believer in most European Christian theocracies up until a couple centuries ago? Torture if not full out execution. Even up until the very recent past, if you were a non-christian you'd be considered a moral degenerate shunned from society. There's still many parts of the world that treat non-believers like that. I wouldn't recommend coming out as an atheist in rural Kentucky or Mississippi, you'd have a hard time finding friends or employment after doing that.
No, the bible teaches from a legal perspective that all innocent humans have the right to life, but guilty criminals especially murderers forfeit that right. From a spiritual perspective, all humans deserve death. So when God decides that your time on earth is up, He will take you. He has that perogative as Judge of the Universe.
So, your religion intrinsically value human life so much that it thinks that all humans deserve to die.... interesting....
No, there is evidence that many of the protests have been funded by large Democrat donors like George Soros.
Is George Soros the Democratic Party, or is he someone that donates to the Democratic Party?
I have asked you repeatedly to show how the Democratic Party itself is involved, and explicitly said not supporters of the Democrats, but the Party itself. Why do you keep bringing up supporters? Do you have no evidence that the Democratic Party itself is organizing the protests?
I couldn't care less if George Soros is funding things, he has the right to do that as a private American citizen. Same way that the Koch Brothers have every right in the world to donate their time and money to Republican organizations. Citizens can spend their money or help organize whatever they want as long as the protest or organization is legal.
You made a claim against the Democratic Party itself, show your evidence for that claim.
I am referring to the exercise clause, where Catholic entities have been forced to endorse behaviors like using contraceptives and giving children for adoption to homosexual couples by the Obama Adminstration..
They are being forced to provide basic health coverage, where that money is spent is no business of the employer.
Likewise, the Catholic Church has voluntarily gotten into the adoption business. There are federal regulations that they must adhere to. You have two conflicting viewpoints, you have the well being of the child at stake, or you have someone's religious views. If someone is refusing a gay couple who would evidently make good parents based solely on their religion, my sympathies rest with the well being of the child.
If the Catholic Church isn't happy with that, they are more than welcome to sell their adoption services to a secular organization who will actually do everything it takes to ensure children in need find a good home.
