Is Jesus' Ressurection just a copy from earlier religions?

only religion that i know has fought tooth and nails to stay alive....
gotta admire their commitment, cultural murder, rape of individuality in societies throughout the world...

Originally posted by Fist
I can't believe Christianity has endured this long.

Grace of God, biotch.

i though it was the bloody murder of man and not so much godly grace

Originally posted by Wild Shadow
i though it was the bloody murder of man and not so much godly grace

Of course Christianity hasn't been doing that so much recently and is doing just fine. So I really don't see your point.

i saw an episode of bill muer late show about 5 yrs ago where they showed a news report clipping of missionaries going around countries around the globe where disasters struck or diseases plagued the area... and where caught on film withholding aid to ppl unless they converted and were disrespecting their gods and religious believes saying god did it to them for not being christians .......so pretty much alive in one form or the other...

it was a big thing so it is very much alive now the funny part the panel consisted of buhddist rabbi christian and catholic priest.. the most civil ones were the rabbi and the buddhist so much so they could get a word in edge wise might have something to do why the other religion is so dominant.... just saying

Originally posted by Symmetric Chaos
Of course Christianity hasn't been doing that so much recently and is doing just fine. So I really don't see your point.

When you establish yourself as THE religion of the civilized world (Roman Empire) not much is needed for quite a few centuries.

There's also the whole no-birth-control-and-anti-abortion thing, which helps the procreation totals.

Besides, Christian numbers are mainly on the rise in the Third World, which is where they do use more aggressive recruitment tactics. Mr. Shadow alluded to some of them above. Any modernized country remains fairly stagnant in terms of theistic percentages.

Originally posted by Digi
There's also the whole no-birth-control-and-anti-abortion thing, which helps the procreation totals.

How exactly do you equate that with "bloody murder of man"?

Originally posted by Digi
Besides, Christian numbers are mainly on the rise in the Third World, which is where they do use more aggressive recruitment tactics. Mr. Shadow alluded to some of them above. Any modernized country remains fairly stagnant in terms of theistic percentages.

I've yet to hear reports of outright murder . . .

Originally posted by Symmetric Chaos
How exactly do you equate that with "bloody murder of man"?

I've yet to hear reports of outright murder . . .

I wasn't defending the murder comment. I was responding to your last post with my own. I stand by my points.

srug

Originally posted by Symmetric Chaos
Grace of God, biotch.

I see... On that i'll remain dubious.

a little more science give or take a few decades... and religion will die out.

Originally posted by Wild Shadow
a little more science give or take a few decades... and religion will die out.

And a different set of beliefs will take its place. We'll have an entire world of deterministic rationalists that shit themselves whenever they see the number 13.

hopefully it will be a more enlighten belief system.... maybe buddhism with the whole self mental improvement.

Originally posted by Wild Shadow
hopefully it will be a more enlighten belief system...

No. It won't.

Christianity has lasted long because of the prinicples it promotes. Peace, love good will to all men, humility, mercy, the sacredness of life. Divinity of man.

Chrisitanity is the youngest of the esablished religions

Originally posted by chithappens
Chrisitanity is the youngest of the esablished religions

Younger than Islam?

I believe so since it borrows stories or shares stores with the Koran. At least the OT figures. Christianity is really about NT scriptures. The Jews only use the OT.

Originally posted by Deja~vu
I believe so since it borrows stories or shares stores with the Koran. At least the OT figures. Christianity is really about NT scriptures. The Jews only use the OT.

Are you saying that Islam is older than Christianity? Really?

Originally posted by chithappens
Chrisitanity is the youngest of the esablished religions

Even though Islam was founded later? That's a neat trick.

Then there's Wicca has been around since about 1980 (despite the shameless culture thefts), and I'm pretty sure that is a few years after Christianity was founded.

Originally posted by Symmetric Chaos
Even though Islam was founded later? That's a neat trick.

Then there's Wicca has been around since about 1980 (despite the shameless culture thefts), and I'm pretty sure that is a few years after Christianity was founded.

Don't forget Baha'i!