Ahriman  Wrote:

Constantine made a purely political decision in making christianity the religion of the state. Purely political. That being said I would suppose the christianity was hijacked firstly by Saul of Tarsus, who took the gospels quite literally... the first error. People often talk about the unforgivable sin, the sin against the holy spirit. Would that sin be the lie that we need a literal savior because we are not deemed 'worthy' by the great unnameable? Wouldn't that diminish the holy spirit that is within you? Sinning against yourself in other words by not respecting your worth by constantly doing some lame Wayne and Garth routine.... IMO

It should be noted that Christianity was a minority religion, and some who came after Constantine tried to outlaw Christianity again and bring back "Classical" Religion but the damage was apparently already done.

All of Earth's religions have been hijacked, as well as the afterlife!!

Put that in your pipe and smoke it!!
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encephaloid  Wrote:

Christ Follower  Wrote:

it's the idea that Christianity may be true that makes them all so uncomfortable

The only discomfort I find in Christianity is it's viral thirst to control everything and everyone.

thats everyones discomfort .... and rightfully so ....but is it what the "masters" taught or is it additions that man made that make the religions controlling ?

Johntaraz  Wrote:

The Comedian  Wrote:

That's quite comedic.

Your post was the best anyway. I made it bold in this version.

FreedomStands  Wrote:

Ahriman  Wrote:

Constantine made a purely political decision in making christianity the religion of the state. Purely political. That being said I would suppose the christianity was hijacked firstly by Saul of Tarsus, who took the gospels quite literally... the first error. People often talk about the unforgivable sin, the sin against the holy spirit. Would that sin be the lie that we need a literal savior because we are not deemed 'worthy' by the great unnameable? Wouldn't that diminish the holy spirit that is within you? Sinning against yourself in other words by not respecting your worth by constantly doing some lame Wayne and Garth routine.... IMO

It should be noted that Christianity was a minority religion, and some who came after Constantine tried to outlaw Christianity again and bring back "Classical" Religion but the damage was apparently already done.

The fix was in from the very beginning because Constantine accepted the hebrew traditions as being part and parcel with the gospels. The same tradition that goes back through zoroastrianism, the vedas, the egyptian schools and summerian/babylonian.

Just saying.

FreedomStands  Wrote:

Johntaraz  Wrote:

That's quite comedic.

Your post was the best anyway. I made it bold in this version.

Yes, you did, all by yourself.

It's nice to see Special Needs people can bold posts all by themselves!

Good for you!

All of the non believers here are absolutely right !!! religions have been attempting to control people for centuries, i do not disagree with any of you,

what im asking you to try to do is look at what the "masters " of these religions were teaching us, eliminate anything else....ALL RELIGIONS HAVE BEEN HIJACKED in one form or another by MANS interventions

Ahriman  Wrote:

FreedomStands  Wrote:

It should be noted that Christianity was a minority religion, and some who came after Constantine tried to outlaw Christianity again and bring back "Classical" Religion but the damage was apparently already done.

The fix was in from the very beginning because Constantine accepted the hebrew traditions as being part and parcel with the gospels. The same tradition that goes back through zoroastrianism, the vedas, the egyptian schools and summerian/babylonian.

Just saying.

There was a time in the world when the Jewish stories and the Bible were unknown in most places, though people still believed in God everywhere.

Christianity changed the mental landscape of the world over time and spread the Jewish stories along with it to the far flung reaches of the Earth.

The Comedian  Wrote:

FreedomStands  Wrote:

Your post was the best anyway. I made it bold in this version.

Yes, you did, all by yourself.

It's nice to see Special Needs people can bold posts all by themselves!

Good for you!

Thank You. Can you tell me how to adjust size again?

FreedomStands  Wrote:

Ahriman  Wrote:

The fix was in from the very beginning because Constantine accepted the hebrew traditions as being part and parcel with the gospels. The same tradition that goes back through zoroastrianism, the vedas, the egyptian schools and summerian/babylonian.

Just saying.

There was a time in the world when the Jewish stories and the Bible were unknown in most places, though people still believed in God everywhere.

Christianity changed the mental landscape of the world over time and spread the Jewish stories along with it to the far flung reaches of the Earth.

These are definitely facts that need to be understood.

Oh hells yeahz!

Ahriman  Wrote:

FreedomStands  Wrote:

There was a time in the world when the Jewish stories and the Bible were unknown in most places, though people still believed in God everywhere.

Christianity changed the mental landscape of the world over time and spread the Jewish stories along with it to the far flung reaches of the Earth.

These are definitely facts that need to be understood.

Oh hells yeahz!

You can help!

thecanadianactivist  Wrote:

All of the non believers here are absolutely right !!! religions have been attempting to control people for centuries, i do not disagree with any of you,

what im asking you to try to do is look at what the "masters " of these religions were teaching us, eliminate anything else....ALL RELIGIONS HAVE BEEN HIJACKED in one form or another by MANS interventions

I agree with your main point and your above reply.
Religions are basically cults. Each religion calls all other religions cults, but that is because that is the one thing they are correct about.

The initial original teachings by the teacher who taught is what people should learn and study. Everything added, interpreted, expanded upon, changed, turned into ritual, is intentional adulteration.

And these threads attack trolls, bashers, and baiters, who seem to have unlimited time on their hands and no better way to spend it than at the expense of people trying to have a conversation.