If the bible seems to come from older pagan rites, rituals, beliefs, etc. why are christians so anti-pagan?
2007-04-30 22:50:43 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
you're talking about people who believe that the earth was made a few thousand years ago by an old guy in a toga
they have no idea about the historial context of their belief system
2007-04-30 22:55:53 · answer #1 · answered by Fatty 2 · 1⤊ 3⤋
You are assuming that the bible come from pagan rites, etc. That is a stand that his been taken by many anti-bible people and some (small minority) Christian groups. There is no evidence to back up this claim other than "they look a lot alike." There is much more evidence that supports a "historical" bible as opposed to a later, copy-cat bible. If the dating of events can be maintained under scrutiny, which they have so far, this would mean that pagan rites, etc were derived from the religious practices described in the bible - not vice-versa
2007-04-30 22:58:06 · answer #2 · answered by under_mckilt 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They're not so much anti pagan as anti everybody who is not christian. Christianity started after the main man died. He was Jewish but said he brought a new testament - however the conservatives won and the old testament stayed as the main book. Its high value for people control / social manipulation. Read only the words of Jesus and its all freedom - not quite what the Bush / Reagan / Schwarzenegger types want for the world !
The official book was put together 300 years after the main man died - a political act to shut up the freedom seekers.
That is why they hate pagans and all freedom seekers. Its about chaining people.
2007-04-30 23:03:33 · answer #3 · answered by gowfergold 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Yes you are a little confused, the first book of the Bible we call Genesis is the first book of Moses and is from 1500 BC Can you please tell me which pagan belief system you are refering to? Which one do you think Moses copied from?
2007-04-30 22:55:10 · answer #4 · answered by djmantx 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Because many Christians know nothing about the history of their religion. It's a little frightening
2007-04-30 23:35:22 · answer #5 · answered by murnip 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
they are pro pagan, they celebrate and glorify pagan holidays like xmas, easter, b-days. they are defiantly pro pagan, God fearing people would not celebrate pagan holidays
2007-04-30 22:55:28 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
because they're trying to hide the pagan origins of the christian myth.
http://www.medmalexperts.com/POCM/getting_started_pocm.html
2007-04-30 23:07:32 · answer #7 · answered by eldad9 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
you are lost.none of the old or new testemant comes from any pagan belifs.
2007-04-30 22:59:28 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋