@rhiannongoddessofthemoon:

Chole Rebecca :

you pretty with those nose ring lady 🥰

dannyboy :

we're is part 2 ? don't leave us hanging lol

TennesseeBigOrange :

nose rings are so stupid

White Devil :

I don’t think that anyone is claiming that Christianity invented spirituality or the worship of gods.

Joe Masciovecchio :

Highly recommend the book "The Case for Christ" by Lee Strobel.

Blinko :

Bravo. When you started by saying let’s be factual about religion I thought you were heading for the ditch. You’re very educated in the subject.

Crusader :

I appreciate the historical context, and I actually agree with several of the points made. Christianity did not arise in a cultural vacuum. The Bible was written within the world of the ancient Near East, Israel interacted with surrounding cultures, and humanity sought God long before Christ. Catholics have never denied this. In fact, Scripture teaches that God has been revealing Himself since creation (Psalm 19; Romans 1:20), and the Catechism teaches that every human heart naturally seeks God (CCC §§27–30). Where I think the argument goes too far is in suggesting that similarities automatically mean Christianity is simply another version of older religions. Similar themes do not prove identical beliefs or direct borrowing. Historians distinguish between shared cultural motifs, common human questions, and actual dependence. From a Catholic perspective, these similarities are better understood as humanity’s imperfect search for God. The early Church Fathers, especially St. Justin Martyr, spoke of the semina Verbi (“seeds of the Word”) partial glimpses of truth scattered throughout different cultures that prepared humanity for the fullness of divine revelation in Christ. Christianity never claimed to have “invented” God or spirituality. It claims that the one true God, who had been gradually revealing Himself throughout history, entered history in the person of Jesus Christ. That’s a very different claim. Likewise, while ancient cultures had stories involving death, rebirth, sacrifice, or divine beings, the Christian claim is fundamentally different. It is not about a timeless myth or a seasonal fertility cycle, but about a historical event: that Jesus Christ was crucified under Pontius Pilate, physically rose from the dead, and established His Church. As St. Paul wrote, “If Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile” (1 Corinthians 15:17). Christianity stands or falls on that historical claim. Yes, there were flood traditions before Genesis, sacrificial systems before Moses, and religious practices thousands of years before Christianity. Catholics do not deny this. Rather, we believe God gradually revealed Himself throughout history, bringing earlier

KZXR :

yeah what your saying isn't anything new

Amber Power :

just because it's older doesn't make it right

Right-Brained Birdy 🐦 :

A plain ol' regular degular Chinese dude came up with the golden rule without any fanfare 2,000 years before Yahweh did.

Traps_Dreams :

It stems from many other religions in the past. Every thing started from the Holy Trinity: Anu, Enki and Enlil. The top 3 Anunnaki that basically created modern humans and civilization.

Melissa :

Oh! How I wished we lived closer together. Hahahaha. I would LOVE to sit, chill and talk “this” shit.

Jerry :

the Birth of Christ is to much to absorb.

atomic_00101 :

Why do people that I have known all my life when they become Christians and work in church they now act like they’re better than me

nene :

Sad

Kevin Keresztes :

But they are “ REBORN”

Rockstar Drywall :

all true

dannyboy :

true facts people are so brainwashed. I'm sick of my friends saying get ready the rapture is coming

Amber Power :

there are a ton of newer things that make life better

✨🔮 Lucas 🔮✨ :

Let’s also talk about how “holy” water is basically Florida Water.

💫Mҽʅʅιʅιƈισυʂ MყʂƚιƈTαɾσƚ♑️👽 :

it's about time they got their learn on. let their feathers be ruffled. maybe for once it'll make em all re read the fine print. magic is going to continue to love within every soul for thousands more years. best they adapt and conquer now than later. thank you for the beautiful lesson to continue to be learned, beautiful

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🌙✨🔮Amber Sky👽 :

Rachel Renee RN :

what is that???

Steve Jones :

Just remember when you close your eyes for the last time you will not be allowed to change your mind. The Bible say don’t add to the word and don’t take away from it!!!