christian church as powerful and influential as it was during the days of the knights templar
2006-09-16 12:59:37 · 17 answers · asked by Brutal_Yet_Beautiful 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
*as powerful and influential today
2006-09-16 13:00:19 · update #1
Have you just read the Davinci code too?
2006-09-17 10:38:36 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No way.
The power that the Christian Church wielded from the early 1100s until the early 1300s (when the Knight's Templar were prominent) was due largely to the fact that no-one would dare question the authority of the Church. It would have been heresy.
Nowadays people are less afraid to ask questions and accept everything they are told.
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2006-09-16 20:07:30 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
My butt says "**** no". And if it was than you could expect some scared little king to come along, kidnap u all, and torture you until you admit to having commited homosexual acts. Than executing each and every one of you. Because that is just what happened to the knights templar.
2006-09-16 20:07:06 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, especially in Europe. Most Europeans claim Christianity, but the attendance at church is very low. They must lack alternate options.
2006-09-16 20:05:52 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, it's getting weaker with time and people realize the control issues that go along with being a Christian...dang I may have to marry my 95 year old neighbour - get my drift?
The current Pope is a bit of a dufus as compared to the last Pope - I think the last one was doing a fabulous job of bringing in the young people, this one is, well, not up to par.
2006-09-16 20:03:05 · answer #5 · answered by MillwoodsGal 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Christians believe "God holds the power" (or so they say) - but yet these same "Christians" fight to have power. Having influence over the people is their power.
2006-09-17 12:49:42 · answer #6 · answered by f1utterbyz75 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, though I think they like to think they are just as powerful, politics have become far too involved in religion.
2006-09-16 20:16:32 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't believe so because in America we support all different types of religions and basing it on just one would make us an unequal country.
2006-09-16 20:03:16 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Churches really help shape peoples mind.
2006-09-16 20:31:31 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not since the truth came that Jesus is buried in India and escaped crucifixion.
2006-09-17 05:40:44 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋