From the Book - First edition.
Introduction: A religion is many things
Because Christianity has been vicious to its mother (anti-Semitism)
Because of Christianity's suppression of dissent (Christian vs. Christian violence)
Because of Christianity's high global death toll-and life toll (crusader colonialism)
Because of Christianity's loyal company men (institutionalism)
Because of Christianity's real master (money)
Because of the white Christian old boys' network (white patriarchy)
Because Christianity is stuck (toxic theology)
Because Christianity is a failed religion (lack of transformation)
Because of Christianity's great wall of bias (constricted intellectualism)
Because Christianity is a sinking, shrinking ship of wrinkling people (demographics)
Because leaving hurts allies (and helps their opponents)
Because leaving defiantly or staying compliantly are not my only options
Because . . . Where else would I go?
Because it would be a shame to leave a religion in its infancy
Because of our legendary founder
Because innocence is an addiction, and solidarity is the cure
Because Christianity is changing (for the worse and for the better)
Because of Fermi's paradox and the great filter
