Isn't Christianity just a crutch ?                                                                                                                        Karl Marx, author of The Communist Manifesto, said, "Religion is the  opiate of the masses." Critics such as Marx have charged that religion is an invention designed for people incapable of coping with life's pressures. Some critics respond that they don't need this type of emotional comfort, as though that fact falsifies Christianity. Such individuals often claim to be "stronger" because     they're brave enough to face life without a "crutch." To imply  non-religious people don't need a crutch is misleading. Dependence on drugs, alcohol, tobacco, sex, money, power, other people, and material possessions demonstrates some people's need for a crutch.  Atheism—the belief that there is no God—can become a crutch for  those addicted to a lifestyle contrary to God's standards of morality.