One of the things that makes me laugh the most is when people start
saying things like don't lecture me on Christianity....I am not a
believer myself in terms of conventional religion. However I must tell
you I have an A level in scripture I can quote large sections of
Biblical texts....I have a detailed knowledge of the Abrahamic
traditions...Many of the people who lecture me are often unaware of the
shared roots of Judaism , Christianity and Islam.I have a degree in
Social Anthropology and was particularly interested in the role of
symbolism, the development of the Torah, the Old Testament, and the New .
I am aware of the historical cultural context in which Christianity
emerged and the nature and development of Christian Theology . I teach
the philosophy of religion ...So when you tell me not to attack your
Christianity please have the honesty to admit that you are really saying
that it is your interpretations of Christianity. What you mean
depends far more on your code words for particular brand of discourse
that's thinks Christianity means White Caucasian culture and prejudice
....And that you have no experience of the multicultural origins of
Western Christianity...If the Romans had not had a citizenship open to
all...It would have been impossible for St Paul to travel the Empire or
St Augustine to have such perfect Latin or for us to have cultural
awareness....
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