To me - a person of unspecified beliefs - the spread of Christianity is pretty incredible. That it virtually obliterated all other belief systems throughout Europe and then had the fortune the spread throughout the New World is impressive. And if it were not for the threats of death, imprisonment, and reeducation it's hard to say how much further it would spread around the world. Based purely on success, I don't know how atheists like Dawkins who ascribe to memetics can see Christian religion as a bad thing. However, due to Dawkins recent defense of pedophilia, I refuse to buy his books ;|

And for a comment directed at Bingo: JW's can be persnickety. Still, it reminds me of the time a knife salesperson came to the door and offered to do a demonstration. She had a pair of scissor and showed how they could cut a penny in half! My father...being his self...grabbed an old pair of scissors from the drawer and also proceeded to cut a penny in half.