is the world we have nowadays the result of years and years of christianity?
Do we have to be thankful or ask for explanations?
2007-01-18 13:11:35 · 18 answers · asked by whoknows 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
ok sorry i meant occidental world not the whole world.
i think it is lasting a bit of historical and cultural knowledge not being able to agree on the fact that christianity is the basis for our occidental culture. I am not chrisitian myself but i think if anyone has a minimum level of historical knowledge he/she cannot disagree with that
2007-01-18 13:24:22 · update #1
opinionat separation of church state is a fairly recent thing...or do you think that what you have nowadays was always there?
2007-01-18 13:33:26 · update #2
Different Christian establishments have ruled large parts of the globe for many years, but then it is only a partial rule since the reformation, so the real years of Christian rule were from 900 ad to 1700. The Muslim Religion has ruled for much longer, despite only coming to the scene in 640AD- as the political and religious control is not separated in Islam.
2007-01-18 13:19:14 · answer #1 · answered by DAVID C 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Christianity owes it's existence to Pagan religions like Mythraism worship of Isis & Horace and Arborism. All these cults were amalgamated into Christianity by the Romans before they made it compulsary so that it would have the widest (catholic) appeal.
You could be burned alive, stoned or mauled by animals if you believed in Christianity but when the Romans decided the Empire should be Christian, the Bishops burned, stoned and murdered so-called non-believers. Great religion and so Godlike. Not.
More Peace
2007-01-19 10:06:01 · answer #2 · answered by Knobby Knobville 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Ruled the world? No, just in part of the West. Go back to school now.
2007-01-18 13:20:54 · answer #3 · answered by hopflower 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Christianity set the world back 2000 years. So no, I would say we have nothing to be thankful for. They gave us such things as the Dark Ages, The Inquisition and The Crusades just to name a few. Not to mention all the native cultures they have destroyed and lives that have been ruined.
2007-01-18 13:21:22 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
I don't believe true Christianity has ever really been tried by those that rule the world.
2007-01-18 22:38:40 · answer #5 · answered by mesun1408 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not good... thansk to chrisitins and muslims we have nasty attoudes to sex.
wicca ie witch culture is much better , much like hippy culutre of peace and love where sex and nudity is just seen as part of nature and what gets two halfs of humanity togehter
2007-01-18 13:31:24 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I think Lucy has some 'splainin to do......thats the answer i give to this question.
PS christianity is still categorized as a religion, like it or not.
2007-01-18 13:20:37 · answer #7 · answered by stinkythebadferret5 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It most certainly has made an impact on everything we have, maybe God is real, maybe there is something more to this life, i think out side the box, and that's all i can see. but we will find out for definite.
2007-01-18 13:39:01 · answer #8 · answered by Josh 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Christianity has no temporal or expansionists aspirations.Have you noticed that the Vatican has no desire for military might ?The Crusades came as a result of provocation.
2007-01-18 21:36:50 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Ever hear of separation of church and state?
2007-01-18 13:24:58 · answer #10 · answered by ? 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋