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Old 07-31-2006, 03:29 PM  
Darkland
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Originally Posted by Libertine
Just in case your post is serious (which I honestly hope it isn't):

According to the bible, Jesus was arrested by the romans, tried by jew elders and turned over to the roman prefect. The prefect did not believe Jesus to be guilty of any crime, and gave a jewish crowd the choice whether Jesus or a convicted murderer should be set free, believing they would choose Jesus. The crowd, however, spurred on by the jewish elders, chose to set the murderer free, Pilate (the prefect) washed his hands, then had Jesus crucified.

The bible, though, is probably false. Recent studies suggest that Jesus was in fact a jewish rebel against the romans, and was crucified (the standard punishment for rebels) for that. Paul, a roman himself, wanting to spread christianity to the roman empire, probably changed the story, making the jews rather than the romans the guilty party. (and thus making christianity more acceptable to romans)

Christians killing Jesus Christ(!) however, is a clear absurdity. There was no christianity before Jesus, and it only spread to the romans much, much later.
Everything loses credibility when I hear someone say,"According to the bible..." If you only knew how/when/who pieced the bible together and all the shit that was censored from it you wouldnt have much faith left in it. You did make some valid counter arguments but I just have one thing to say about it all, The Roman Empire and the Political Climate of the time Corrupted everything we know religion to be today, including what most christians think they know and how they practice it....

For those who dont want to pay for a history/theological/religion degree one of the best books you can pick up is Holy Blood Holy Grail. There are others just cant think of them right now of the top of my head.
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