Some will immediately come to the defense of the church and say that I’m painting with a wide brush.
But I challenge you to ask anyone on the street:
“What’s the first thing that comes to your mind when I say ‘church’ and ‘boys’?”
“What’s the first thing that comes to your mind when I say ‘church’ and ‘women’?”
“What’s the first thing that comes to your mind when I say ‘church’ and ‘money’?”
“What’s the first thing that comes to your mind when I say ‘church’ and ‘the poor’?”
“What’s the first thing that comes to your mind when I say ‘church’ and ‘sex’?”
“What’s the first thing that comes to your mind when I say ‘church’ and ‘other religions’?”
“What’s the first thing that comes to your mind when I say ‘church’ and ‘science’?”
I could go on. But I think you get my point.