IAM not a Christian and have never been, but Christianity did me a lot of good during my formative years. That is why Christmas always brings back childhood memories.
When I was a little boy, our neighbour Mrs Chan was the quintessential pragmatic Hong Kong person. She worshipped all sorts of Buddhist gods, but became a Catholic as soon as the neighbourhood church started giving out free food.
Not that it did her any good. Most times they gave her cheese which she thought was soap. She complained bitterly when it did not produce any lather.
When finally told it was not soap but a dairy product called 'chee-see', she gave it to me because neither she nor her son could stand the smell of it.
I loved cheese, and ate all that was thrown my way. So Christianity indirectly contributed to my well-being even at that tender age.
Mrs Chan's son became a Catholic too. He got baptised in a hurry so he could apply for a tuition exemption in the local Catholic school.