my main beef with Christianity comes when i see black and asian folk believing. i believe in the power of belief, so i'm not trying to belittle the legitimacy of anyone's religion or beliefs. but when a religion is so blatantly colonizing, it just irks me. i was raised as a jew. although i don't "believe" in jewish theology, i still feel it is important for me to respect and understand the theology and philosophy as the modes of thought which governed my ancestors' beliefs. i feel i am jewish by descent, not by belief. the bottom line is that i think it's ill to believe in a god that was pushed upon your people, a god that was not the god of your ancestors. following the teachings of Christ is one thing, following Christianity is another.