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Quote by: christianmathew  On a new topic, What is your quick opinion of christianity? |
Christianity is a messiah cult originating from the political unrest of Judea circa 70 ce (around the fall of the second temple). It was invented / able to take hold as a cult due to the hero myths of Judaism and the desperate desire of the Jews to have a savior "show up". There were many 'Jesus cults' in the first century, but orthodoxy (the gospel myth we know today) won out due to the violent nature of it's earlt adherents. The cult became institutionalized by emperor Constantine for political reasons and has been spread through guilt, coercion and outright violence for over 1600 years. Modern Christians remain Christian due largely to early childhood indoctrination. Most never actually question or research their religion objectively and thus remain Christian for life (and indoctrinate their children and so on).
That about sums it up.