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The truth is, without Christianity... and by Christianity I must exclude catholicism for one major reason which you will see, and so I refer to Christianity as post-reformation... without Christianity chances are excellent we would all still be living in a theocracy, of kings, ruled mainly still by the Catholic church. Christianity brought an end to theocracies throughout Europe. it was a very bloody battle. Yet there you sit, with an apparent elementary school understanding of Christianity which allows you to comfortably view Christians as the enemy without ever acknowledging them for your freedom. Either you were poorly instructed, deceitfully instructed, or skipped school. Only you know which, but your views are well developed from that elementary level of error.

I can see your stance on the issue of religious freedom. In light of the fact that certain Christian factions broke away from the Catholic Church there appears to be a trend since that time to allow differences in beliefs about God and Christ. I realize that this was probably an influence in the idea of man's inherent freedoms.
However, that does not mean that the efforts of certain factions of Christianity should be allowed to avoid criticism. Thomas Jefferson was a forthright advocate of religious and personal freedom. That advocacy should not allow him to avoid criticism for owning slaves.

The call to arms by some hard-line Christians to force their morality upon people who don't subscribe to the precepts of the Bible, is what concerns me. While not the majority, probably, they seem to have a lot of influence. I should not have generalized their ideals to include all Christians.

A faith that connot survive collision with the truth is not worth many regrets. -- Arthur C. Clarke