Christian doctrine is one of the cruelest deceptions in the history of religion. Although I maintain a respect for the original church near its source the history of Christianity shows the crystallization of doctrines that were tailored out of metaphysical confusion.
And the result tended to get worse and worse. The Reformation intended to reform here, but the resulting churches by and large are even worse and have degenerated in the American evangelical spectrum in a real evil
The issue of salvation is real, even for a secualrist, but the Christain versions are totally corrupted and dangerously misleading for those who wish to explore the real meanings of ‘salvation’.
Source: The end of the Christian era… – 1848+: The End(s) of History