The Religious Devotee Who Sat on Top a Pillar for 37 years

[Óttar]

Socially? I dont think so, a society where pedophilia and zoophilia but also homosexuality is tolerated, is doomed to fail. I respect the Roman empire for its military and their organisation and infrastructure but you had all of this after christianisation too.

Homosexuality was OK only as long as you were the pitcher not the catcher.

[Teutone]

Homosexuality was OK only as long as you were the pitcher not the catcher.

Degenerated disgusting and hedonistic.

[Óttar]

Degenerated disgusting and hedonistic.

There always have been and always will be homosexuals. It doesn't infringe on anyone's rights.

I have always maintained that if any of the Hellenistic cults other than Christerism had become the state religion of the Roman empire, the world would be a better place today. The cult of Magna Mater would have had to have been reformed according to Roman mores, but Isis, Mithras, Dea Syria, Orpheus etc. would have been preferable to Christerism because, while Christianity assimilated different cults into the Cult of the Saints or the Cult of the Blessed Virgin, it held the god of the OT as the only deity worthy of latria (worship). Supposing one of the other cults had won out, the other gods would have been relegated to the status of minor deities perhaps, but at least they would still fit into the Roman cosmology.

[Teutone]

There always have been and always will be homosexuals. It doesn't infringe on anyone's rights.

I have always maintained that if any of the Hellenistic cults other than Christerism had become the state religion of the Roman empire, the world would be a better place today. The cult of Magna Mater would have had to have been reformed according to Roman mores, but Isis, Mithras, Dea Syria, Orpheus etc. would have been preferable to Christerism because, while Christianity assimilated different cults into the Cult of the Saints or the Cult of the Blessed Virgin, it held the god of the OT as the only deity worthy of latria (worship). Supposing one of the other cults had won out, the other gods would have been relegated to the status of minor deities perhaps, but at least they would still fit into the Roman cosmology.

Whatever dude you satanists lost the war, Christianity made Europe great and moral.

You just got no discipline to adapt to the abrahamic morals.

[Óttar]

Whatever dude you satanists lost the war, Christianity made Europe great and moral.

You just got no discipline to adapt to the abrahamic morals.

It's not about discipline, it's that the god of the OT is an asshole. Roman "pagans" did not fight wars over religion. As a matter of fact, if they conquered a people, they would introduce their foes' gods to Rome and romanize them.

[Teutone]

It's not about discipline, it's that the god of the OT is an asshole. Roman "pagans" did not fight wars over religion. As a matter of fact, if they conquered a people, they would introduce their foes' gods to Rome and Romanize them.

The NT lacks the voilence, imagine how great chrisianity could be with a concept like jihad.

[Dna8]

The highest expression Christianity ever attained was in its infancy, and in West Asia and North Africa.

Christianity prior to 325 CE > Christianity post 325 CE.

And exponentially so.

[Nassbean]

Very interesting ! First time I hear about it thanks for sharing