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If you cant see the advantages of Christian beliefs in your society , then have a look at societies that dont follow those beliefs and I'm sure you will be able to see the difference.
It isn't the general principles, it is the specifics. All cultures, societies, and religions follow broadly the same principles. There are rules about murder, trade, etc., etc. All providing some semblance of justice and safety. You can have a lot of things fan out from that relatively small core. And you can have situations which disrupt the system-- the rise of an unduly powerful and psychotic ruler, as this century has demonstrated.
At any rate, the various implementions of these general principles vary. The US has an extremely Christian legal structure and an unnecessarily Christian one. Historically, it makes sense. Christianity has been the dominant religion since the get-go, though I don't think the founders intended it to become as integrated as it has become.
OK. Specifics...
Bigamy -- a purely moral issue, but a crime.
Homosexuality -- still a crime in places, but the real influence can be seen in adoption laws, tax breaks, marriage regulations, etc.
Birth control -- a hot topic because sex is a 'sin.' There is a great deal of legislation concerning contraceptive and sex-ed, and most of it is religiously based. Birth control does far more good than ill, but apparently that isn't good enough. The problem becomes absurd in it viciousness when these laws effect the sending of contraceptives to starving people in over-populated countries.
FCC regulations -- heavily biased toward christian temperaments. I somewhat understand this in the case of broadcast media-- there are limited usable radio frequencies, for example-- but not other forms of communication.
Obscenity laws -- Blatantly religious legislation. I don't mean, necessarily, things like public nudity laws ( but would seeing a topless woman really hurt that much? ) but more concerning pornography laws as
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