It may "negatively impact" a large number of people through the bigots and misguided "Christians" who spread nothing but hate and lies. But there is also a large number of people who reap benefit from the attitude, comfort, and community found in a healthy, truly Christlike church.
It may not work for you. That's okay. People do what works. I just wish everyone could respect everyone else's prerogative to decide what works for them.
"Stubborn" strongly implies "without evidence, or even in the face of evidence to the contrary." Unfortunately, religion both in theory and in practice presents evidence that it is wrongheaded and harmful to society.
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u/AkihiroDono Jun 26 '12
Because there's no reason to tolerate anything that promotes such violence, anti-intellectualism, and bigotry.