The Hebrew god was one god of many but the only god the Jews were supposed to believe in. Jesus was jewish and his followers were Jewish. It was not until Paul did gentiles start becoming Christians. Paul claimed there was only one god even though he was Jewish. After that Christians started to...
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I would like to remind everyone that you must look who wrote about a religion and if they are in favor, neutral or against that belief system. Most of what is known of pre-Christian pagan northern Europe comes from the Roman, Muslim...
I am not sure I understand you. You are comparing a few cases of impact that Native Americans have had on the environment to the affect of the Christian European has had. I am more familiar with the North Eastern American Indians and I can only find positive attitudes and lifestyles with Nature...
I first want to know what was meant by the dark side. Many religions have a dark side. Look at what was done by the Ottoman Empire on its way to the first battle of Vienna or the massacre of the Saxons by Charlemagne. I have great respect for what Jesus said but other religions echo many of the...
There has been an increasing interest in returning to the religions practiced by the Celts and the Germans. Previous attempts as in Gerald Gardners return of the wiccan religion have created some suspicion about the validity of these religions but newer attempts using linguistics, archeology...