When you think about it, it's amazing that Christianity spread at all when it first began.  I mean it was led by this crazy guy who did magic tricks to heal people; it was taught by his followers, a bunch of poor, uneducated nobodies; and it was spread through non-violent means while its spreaders were being imprisoned and killed.  It's like if some guy came up to you one day and said, "Hey man, I can tell you the meaning of life.  Just follow this dude Jesus and you're all set."  And then the next day the guy's dead.  Who would listen to him?  And if it looks like everybody who becomes a follower ends up dying, why would anyone want to sign up?  It's a dying organization.  This is why it's so amazing that Christianity did spread.  It really had no benefit for the people who spread it.  It had no benefit for the people who followed it.  There was no money, fame, power, or the promise of women involved.  I think this is one of the stronger arguments for Christianity.  If it's a made-up crutch of a religion, why do people still follow it?  [I'm sure I could get some pretty harsh answers to this...] #religion