Former priest, present christian discusses the negatives of religion.

An interesting interview of the author of Constantine's Ladder, James Carroll, a former priest and still-practicing Christian.


Interesting points:
1. At 6:40 he discusses how extremism and fundamentalism are, contrary to conventional religious "wisdom," in fact rooted in traditional religious ideas.
2. At 7:20 he discusses the roots of anti-semitism in general as well as with respect to Nazi Germany.
3. At 10:20 he discusses when the distinction between Jews and Christians arose (hint: it's not when you thought, at least it wasn't when I thought it was).