the current US government and ancient Rome? If so, tell me what you think they are, and what direction you believe we're headed.
2007-09-10 05:41:24 · 5 answers · asked by RIFF 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Matt J- Correction. Rome gave us "catholicism"; a religion so bastardized in its make-up that after 1800 years and the Vatican instigated and planned Inquisition, they're still worshipping statues of "Mother Mary" (Semiramis). The Christian Jews were the Roman leadership's main targets. Nero, whole Christian families by the thousands thrown to the lion in the Circus Maximus; the light for Nero's Garden parties (orgies) so graciously provided by Christians tied to poles and covered with oil before being set ablaze. And to think that these Christians almost spoiled Nero's party by their quirky objections at being torched, ohhh, how gauche!!!
2007-09-10 06:03:42 · update #1
Matt J- YOU are amusing for me. Where in the hell do you think the catholics got the damn manuscripts from to build their ridiculous religion in the first place?? That's right: from the early Christians in Jerusalem. Get your facts straight, pal before you make yourself look anymore foolish than you already have.
2007-09-12 08:19:57 · update #2
Oh yes. A great many. The US is the new Rome. Rome fell. The US is headed in the same direction and for the same reasons. Humans aren't very good at learning from the past.
2007-09-10 05:54:28 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd say the daily gladiatorial matches and drunken orgies serve as an excellent parallel. Just remember not to vote for President Nero.
2007-09-10 05:49:24 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
only that we got the idea of a legislative branch from the Roman model. That's about it. Christianity on the other hand IS the surviving version of the Roman empire. Constantine just changed the form of the empire to a religious one.
RIFF, where exactly do you think EVERY form of christianity today got their ideas from? That's right...catholicism. you and your fundie buddy's hatred of catholics is a never ending source of amusement for me.
2007-09-10 05:56:12 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
were all going to hell, we will be detroyed by another big bang and hopefully this time we will nto be reinvented
2007-09-10 05:56:16 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
nnnnnnnnnnno
2007-09-10 05:50:49 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋