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==Overview==
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[[category:religions]][[Christianity]] is currently one of the world's most popular and well-funded [[religion]]s.
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===Mythology===
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Although there are many variants, [[Catholicism|the main trunk]] (of which most of the others are variants) can be summarized as the belief that a [[Jesus Christ|quasi-divine entity]], who was briefly present on the earth in human form but was killed and then magically revived in non-human form, allows people to [[heaven|live happily forever in the form of a spirit]] if they eat [[communion wafer|crackers]] and wine which have been [[transubstantiation|magically transformed]] into his flesh and blood (but only [[substance theory|in essence]]; you can't actually tell the difference from regular crackers and wine) and telepathically accept him as their master. He allows people to live forever by removing an evil force from their souls which the creator of the universe put into all humans because a talking snake convinced a rib-woman to eat from a magical tree.
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==About==
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[[Christianity]] is currently one of the world's most popular and well-funded [[religion]]s.
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===Mythos===
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''Main article: [[/mythology]]''
  
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People who do not accept this entity as their master (or, in some cases, are insufficiently fervent in their acceptance of his mastery) are either condemned to an eternity of torment (typically involving fire) or else are merely prohibited from living happily ever after (entering "heaven").
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Key elements of Christianity include belief in a single male creator-deity ([[God]]) who sent his only son ([[Jesus Christ]]) to "redeem" humans from sin, meaning that believers need to accept the son as their savior or else spend the rest of eternity after they die in a place of eternal torment.
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===Views===
 
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Due to the fact of Christianity's central figure ([[Jesus Christ]]) being a revived corpse, as well as the emphasis on eating the flesh and blood of this corpse, Christianity is sometimes colorfully described as a [[zombie]] death-cult. It is not clear if Christ actually qualifies as a "zombie", however, since it is his flesh which is being eaten rather than him trying to eat other people's brains. It's not clear whether Christ has a will of his own, which would also disqualify him as a zombie, or if he is purely an agent of God's will (which arguably would mean that [[God]] is Christ's [[bokor]] if Christ did fit the definition of zombie).
 
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In any case, [[zombie]]s are a creation of the [[Voodoo]] religion, which post-dates [[Christianity]]'s origins by many centuries (and indeed incorporates many Christian elements).
 
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Christianity shares [[God]] (but not Jesus) and about half of [[Bible|their scripture]] with [[Judaism]]; they also to some extent share [[God]] with [[Islam]], albeit under a [[Allah|different name]].
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* [[/mythology]]
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* [[/violence]] by and against Christians
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* [[/persecution]] actual and claimed
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===related===
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* [[Catholicism]]
 
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===Reference===
 
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* {{conservapedia}} "the only religion that emphasizes faith rather than a mere belief system, and brings God closest to mankind through Jesus as the Son of God."
 
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* <s>{{sourcewatch}}</s>[[category:!sourcewatch]]: no equivalent page (as of 2008-08-28)
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* <s>{{sourcewatch}}</s>[[category:!sourcewatch]]: no equivalent page (as of 2015-01-29)
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===Opinion===
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* {{rationalwiki}} "Primary disagreements [among sects] include: the nature of God, the role of church authority, the validity of various texts, and the question of how people can "access" God."
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===Humor===
 
* [http://unicornjelly.com/ch1.html Understanding Christianity] by [[Jennifer Diane Reitz]]: salvation-through-[[Jesus Christ|Jesus]] as a [[protection racket]]
 
* [http://unicornjelly.com/ch1.html Understanding Christianity] by [[Jennifer Diane Reitz]]: salvation-through-[[Jesus Christ|Jesus]] as a [[protection racket]]
 
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==Acknowledgements==
 
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Thanks to [http://www.bay-of-fundie.com/archives/478/dont-worry-he-only-eats-kosher-brains Bay of Fundie] for inspiring the summary of Christian belief.
 

Revision as of 22:03, 29 January 2015

About

Christianity is currently one of the world's most popular and well-funded religions.

Mythos

Main article: /mythology

Key elements of Christianity include belief in a single male creator-deity (God) who sent his only son (Jesus Christ) to "redeem" humans from sin, meaning that believers need to accept the son as their savior or else spend the rest of eternity after they die in a place of eternal torment.

Christianity shares God (but not Jesus) and about half of their scripture with Judaism; they also to some extent share God with Islam, albeit under a different name.

Pages

subpages

related

Links

Reference

  • Wikipedia
  • ConservapediaConservapedia is an unreliable source. "the only religion that emphasizes faith rather than a mere belief system, and brings God closest to mankind through Jesus as the Son of God."
  • dKosopedia
  • SourceWatch: no equivalent page (as of 2015-01-29)
  • RationalWiki "Primary disagreements [among sects] include: the nature of God, the role of church authority, the validity of various texts, and the question of how people can "access" God."

Humor

Filed Links

Related


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