Christianity? More like Constantinianity...

[Kuciwalker]

Originally posted by Comrade Tassadar

your ratings may very well overtake Comrade Tassadar's ratings within this year, making you the best troll on Apolyton's OTF.

Wow, I didn't know I held that honour.

You don't you're good but there are some real professionals on this board.

[Kuciwalker]

Originally posted by Spiffor

With two bites, including one from a confirmed poster?! Are you crazy?!?

Will9 doesn't count, and Brachy's isn't really a bite IMO.

[Dr Strangelove]

Only a generation after being declared the official religion of the empire it was once again declared illegal, yet a few years later once again became the official religion. Obviously it had grown sufficiently that it had become the dominant religion within the Roman state. I wonder though if anyone took a religious census during this era?

I might point out that Constantine did not dare officially declare himself a Christian until his last day on Earth, so obviously even with legalization the power of pagans within the empire was still great enough during his reign that he could not afford to be seen shunning the old religion and embracing the new.

[Nubclear]

Jealousy doesn't suit you, Kuci

[Kuciwalker]

I'm not a troll

[DaShi]

Re: Christianity? More like Constantinianity...

Originally posted by MOBIUS
C'mon, admit it. If it weren't for a bloodthirsty, brutal and ambitious Roman - Christianity would still be some minor backwater of a religion...

The only reasons these religions come to the fore is through the strength of their sponsors, not through the power of 'god'...

Islam isn't so widespread because of Allah - it's just that Mohamed was good at beating people up.

A bit like why Microsoft has a better market share than Apple...

[Kuciwalker]

I have to give moby points for the MS/Apple troll, though.

[realpolitic]

Originally posted by Comrade Tassadar
Constantinianity is such a cumbersome name. How about Constanity or Constantinanity.

How about Constipation?

[Verto]

Originally posted by Will9


Now you are just plain pissing me off.



Why was it that Constintine converted?

To say that Constantine converted is a bit misleading, since he merely added the Christian god to the others that he "worshipped".

[Will9]

Originally posted by Cort Haus


Are you seriously trying to define what may and what may not be discussed on a Sunday?

I'm just angry to have to defend my religon on Sunday.

[Elok]

Originally posted by Will9
I'm just angry to have to defend my religon on Sunday.

EDIT: Statement removed for experimental purposes.

[Will9]

Originally posted by Verto


To say that Constantine converted is a bit misleading, since he merely added the Christian god to the others that he "worshipped".

I am aware that he didn't obey the 1st commandment, so he was still a pagan. My point is that he did believe in the Christian God.

[Barnabas]

He was baptised just before dying, so he is watching us all from heaven now!

Hi, Constantine!!! Thanks for making christianity legal

love

Brachy

[Imran Siddiqui]

Originally posted by Will9
I am aware that he didn't obey the 1st commandment, so he was still a pagan. My point is that he did believe in the Christian God.

Yeah, along with many others... I'm not sure the Christian God had that in mind .

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Originally posted by Dr Strangelove
Only a generation after being declared the official religion of the empire it was once again declared illegal, yet a few years later once again became the official religion. Obviously it had grown sufficiently that it had become the dominant religion within the Roman state. I wonder though if anyone took a religious census during this era?

I might point out that Constantine did not dare officially declare himself a Christian until his last day on Earth, so obviously even with legalization the power of pagans within the empire was still great enough during his reign that he could not afford to be seen shunning the old religion and embracing the new.

But what if he hadn't? Without the State power of the Empire behind it, Chistianity would still have continued to grow, surely. But it would have continued on its pre-Constantine route: everytime a half a dozen Christianly-inclined gentiles got together, BAM!, you'd have a new sect of Christianity, complete with it's own doctrinal fine-points and unique textual interpretations.

In other words, without Constantine, Chistianity would have developed into what it now is in Texas.