XJW - The 'roots' that I refer to are not related to the fact that the story is a fun read, and that's all. The 'roots' are, that Jesus, or 'Saviour' was one of many men who tried to liberate the Jews from the Romans. ; But he was not the Son of God. ; He was a man. ; As the Roman Empire lost gradually control of lands, it sought control of minds. ; Constantine, and his mother helped found the Roman Catholic Church and were able to then to begin the new control of the minds, with instead of an army, the Holy Roman Empire/Roman Catholic Church.
That is the briefest explanation I can give on 'what happened'. ; Basically, generations upon generations of people were fooled into believing a recurring myth in human history. ; A Saviour would come, the result of union between God and a Virgin woman and...vavavom! ; The human race would...in time...because it was always eventually....be saved.
The Roman Catholic Church held the 'secret' that Jesus was just an ordinary man. ; It discarded information/books/scrolls that would prove this to be so. ; It persecuted and murdered any who thought differently. ; It grew financially into a monster that did not want to lose control of its new Empire...the hearts and minds of men and women. ; It controlled its subjects with a rod of iron. ; It demanded their money.
If there is only ONE thing that could make you think and doubt, it should be the Virgin Birth!
I know I've simplified this to the tiniest basics I can give you....but if you want to know more and search for what is far more likely to have happened than the total BS we have all been fed for two milleniums, I can only suggest that you do what I've done. ; Begin reading EVERYTHING you can lay your hands on on , prehistory, ancient history, religious history, (including freemasonry and Knights templar : ) ) ; I mean EVERYTHING!!!!
Listen to what others have to say with an open mind.
You may not find the ABSOLUTE truth....but you may find Freedom from nonsense and superstition....and all control. ;
Then you will find, that you're a good person, not because some religion tells you to be, but because You are a Good Person.
When that day comes....well, then you will be free and liberated and probably an even better, happier person that you can ever have imagined possible.
Start reading.
I found large portions of your post to be arrogant and condescending. However, I am not suprised by that. I am sure that you will ask for examples, but I don't think that would be productive.
You assume that I did not investigate the truth claims of Christianity before I embraced it as my religion. You assume that I am not educated, and perhaps I am not. I only have a high school diploma, and I am currently working on obtaining my Bachelor's. You can make whatever assumptions you wish to, but just because I believe in God, and profess Christianity, that does not make me nonsensical or superstitious. It is part of what makes me, me.
I have read a great deal about Grail lore. I have a soft spot for British mythology, but I understand that these are myths, and not fact nor are these truth.
As far as having an open mind, I do. I am open to the fact that I could be wrong. I am open to the fact that if Jesus' body is ever found and proven to be such, that Christianity would no longer be true, and I would abandon it in a moment. Can you say the same?
