RE: who created christianity
November 20, 2010 at 3:40 pm
(This post was last modified: November 20, 2010 at 3:43 pm by Oldandeasilyconfused.)
(November 20, 2010 at 2:53 pm)Minimalist Wrote: Constantine and his gang of thugs.
I think Constantine allowed Christianity to be created for political reasons.He was not even a Christian himself until the end of his life,nor was the empire dominated by Christianity under Constantine.
The Christian canon was cobbled together at the First Nicene Council,convened by Constantine in 325 CE.. It attempted, and failed, to homogenise Christian beliefs and make Rome the centre of Christian power. That kind of worked.
THAT Christianity was invented by Saul of Tarsus more than any other single person. He de-Jewified what was an orthodox Jewish sect, by removing the ritual aspects (especially) of Mosaic law.( EG the bris,dietary law) These changes opened the new faith to gentiles,which was essential to the spread of Christianity..The faith called Christianity has little to do with the poor little first century rabbi blamed for founding it...
Christianity has been reinvented several times not only by the Catholic church,but by people such as Martin Luther and John Calvin.Celibacy of clergy was not introduced for at least three hundred years ,never adopted by Easter rites Christianity and abandoned by protestants. Today some denominations (such as Anglicans) allow female and gay clergy.
