What Do Christians Believe: Some Odd Things! Questioning Belief
Abstract
Is it true that Christians savaged Pagan scholarship, by closing schools and libraries, murdering or banning Pagan teachers and refusing to reprint Pagan books, or even destroying them? Was Jesus the Messiah? Are Christians Hypocrities? Do Christians ask these questions? More important, do they answer them honestly? Questioning Belief
If Christians have a personal relationship with God, as they always boast nowadays, then why do they submit to the tyranny of priests and preachers? Read This.
Is it true that studies of the Dead Sea Scrolls indicate that
the Sermon on the Mount is an Essene service. Yes! Read This.
I read on Christian websites that “similarities” and “points of contact” between the Dead Sea Scrolls and Christianity mean VERY, VERY LITTLE. Is this true? Absolutely not! Read This.
Is it true that Christians savaged Pagan scholarship, by closing schools and libraries, murdering or banning Pagan teachers and refusing to reprint Pagan books, or even destroying them? Yes! Read This.
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He who knows not, and knows not that he knows not, he is a fool—shun him. He who knows not, and knows that he knows not, he is simple—teach him. He who knows, and knows not that he knows, he is asleep—wake him. He who knows, and knows that he knows, he is wise—follow him.
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The Inquisition could not be wrong. If it were, explained Pierre de Lancre, the witch judge (Description of the Inconstancy of Evil Angels, 1612 AD), cited by Carl Sagan, “the Catholic Church would be committing a great crime by burning witches. Those who raise such possibilities are thus attacking the Church and ipso facto committing a mortal sin.” And that, of course, was quite impossible! Indeed, to criticize the whole witch hysteria was sufficient proof for the critic to be accused of witchcraft themselves. So the ones who nevertheless did, like the Jesuit Spee, were brave men.
