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You made me google "Silmarillion." My pop culture credentials are abysmal. :/

I agree with you on this...I do find the religious histories and philosophies fascinating though, while I'm sure it bores most people to tears.
I think there is value in knowing where we as a...

The Jewish sheol is not the same concept as the western hell, but they do believe in an eternal punishment. That assessment of Jesus was taken from the Babylonian Talmud.

Ambiguity aside, Jesus's being the Messiah and his divinity are central tenets of Christianity. These beliefs are heretical to Judaism.
Christianity considers Jesus the savior of the world....

I'm certainly not debating that the Jews never worshiped other gods, they clearly did. I am pointing out that YWHWism (eventually) did not recognize any legitimacy of these other gods, or their...

LOL I wish you good luck with your internet dating.
Does seem pretty messed up, Europeans adopting Judaeo/Christian religions while being antisemitic. I don't know man...not all whitey tightey is...

In spite of their common ancestry, and shared scriptures, Judaism and Christianity are theologically incompatible.



I don't speak for Jew God. I just quoted him.

This belief was/is prevalent over a great many cultures. It is hardly unique to the Jews.



"The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, neither shall the children be put to death...

In the early days of Judaism that may have been the case, but after YHWH worship was firmly established, ALL other gods were considered false gods.
The scriptures are very explicit on this.

I think that is an unfair assessment. Yes, proselytizing has always been part of the religion, but Christianity does not equal the Holy Roman Empire or other political factions that used Christianity...

There's a lot of truth here, but contrast the attitude you speak of with Jesus's constant motif of the golden rule and the goodness of the Father. Focusing on the darker aspects seems to be a common...

Orthodox Judaism pretty much implies the Pharisees...they more or less won out between the competing sects. Polytheism still existed among the Jewish people even at the time of Jesus, but of course...

I'm not condoning any particular belief, just pointing out things that Jesus said, that many people seem to be very uncomfortable with.
John the Baptist was executed before the transfiguration on...

I accept that scripture is open to interpretation, but I think you'd have to perform mental gymnastics to get away from the implication of reincarnation from those verses. I think most Christians do....

You are correct that all modern organized Christianity disavows reincarnation, but it is interesting that Jesus considered John the Baptist to be the reincarnation of Elijah. Some of the gnostic...

How is it ideological to specifically Christianity? Virtually every ancient culture and religious tradition believed in demonic possession/spirit possession.



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