I would like you to tell that to those few that are left who suffered in death camps during WW2. Or those Jews who were forced to give up everything they had and flee for fear of death. Or to those who were experimented upon in some of the camps.
There is too much information available to deny the nightmare that was the holocaust. I just hope we never have to repeat this bit of history because we didn't learn enough from it.
John Julius Norwich, a retired civil servant of the UK, wrote a 3 volume history of "The Byzantine Empire". The information I used came from the 1st of the 3 volumes. I forget the title of that volume, but it can be found from what I wrote enough.
I recommend reading the 3 volumes to all those interested in history.
Constantine never pretended to be a Christian, however, he remained the high priest for the Roman Empire. Constantine did issue the Edict of Toleration which ended the persecution of Christians and allowed them free worship as they chose. The establishment of Christianity as the official religion of the Empire was still 80 years ago.
Constantine did convert to Christianity on his death bed. As a Roman Emperor he knew he would need to do many un-Christian things in the course of his life, so by being baptized on his death bed, all his sins were wiped away and he knew he would not have time to commit any more sins. This became a practice followed by many.
Constantine did arrange the Council of Nicaea out of which came the Nicene Creed. He did this because he tired of the Christiana bishops endless bickering. Was the Council convened, Constantine told the assembled bishops that they would remain there until they reached an agreement.
By moving the Christian Sabbath to Sun day he got his peoples worshiping on the same day. The Christians did not object because they were just glad they could worship in peace. Besides, the Christians knew Constantine could take away everything he had given them.
Constantine never pretended to be a Christian, however, he remained the high priest for the Roman Empire. Constantine did issue the Edict of Toleration which ended the persecution of Christians and allowed them free worship as they chose. The establishment of Christianity as the official religion of the Empire was still 80 years ago.
Constantine did convert to Christianity on his death bed. As a Roman Emperor he knew he would need to do many un-Christian things in the course of his life, so by being baptized on his death bed, all his sins were wiped away and he knew he would not have time to commit any more sins. This became a practice followed by many.
Constantine did arrange the Council of Nicaea out of which came the Nicene Creed. He did this because he tired of the Christiana bishops endless bickering. Was the Council convened, Constantine told the assembled bishops that they would remain there until they reached an agreement.
By moving the Christian Sabbath to Sun day he got his peoples worshiping on the same day. The Christians did not object because they were just glad they could worship in peace. Besides, the Christians knew Constantine could take away everything he had given them.
If paganism had been that powerful, the Christian Church would have taken over, rather than suppress it. That being said, this doesn't explain the persecution of pagans.
The Western World was collapsing and the pagan beliefs no longer met their needs, hence the appeal of Christianity. The upper classes had the power, privilege, and wealth, the lower classes had the misery. Christianity at offered the masses a chance at a better afterlife, which paganism did not.
There is no scientific or forensic evidence able to prove there really was a 'Jew Holocaust' WW2 or any other time in the history of human existence. So, why are little children taught, made to think, in school and church, that the "Jews Holocaust Story" is something that did happen, is real history, when it is clearly not anything but a lie?
Yes, not All the Albanian tribes converted to Islam. Some kept their Christian religion, they are the present day Udis, who lived in the villages of Nij (Nic) and Vardashen in the present-day Republic of Azerbaijan. However, they were and are prevented from practising their religion and many have left for Georgia. The monastery of Gandzasar, according to all old historians was the seat of the Catholicos of the Armenians and the bringer of Christianity to Albania, Grigoris, is buried in the village of Amaras, whose tombstone was broken to pieces by the Azerbaijani army.
Back in 2004 a Norwegian charity allocated finds for the renovation of the Udi church in Nij, but some of the funds were used to obliterate the Armenian inscriptions in the church. Steiner Gil, the Norwegian Ambassador of the time in Azerbaijan protested against this barbaric act and no European Ambassador attended the opening of this church. See copy of the his letter and other facts in my book "The Invention of History" 2009/2010 available from my site on the web www.roubengalichian.com.
So much for the tolerance and the ethnic Christians fate in Azerbaijan.
I have heard that theory, yes. I’m not sure how far anyone has gone to proving it by matching arrangements of cups with known constellations – do you know if anyone has done this?
I’m very glad that you enjoyed the article! I suppose that depends on whether we have a collective consciousness: I don’t think so, but perhaps there are elements of the human brain which we all have in common which lead to certain sorts of behaviour, and stimulate certain responses to symbols, and the desire to produce symbols like this may perhaps fall into this category. It’s an interesting line of thought... .
Koila, thank you for the information you provided. It once again sounds like your traditions, truths, beliefs where highjacked revamped Christianized for any number of reasons. Very classical Christian technique to move in and take over.
Parts of this story is unknown to us Fijians. Firstly we dont refer to Degei as a God we refer to him as an Ancestor. Secondly,Turukawa is NOT a Hawk, it is believed that Turukawa was a Male Rooster. Also no we never believed that Degei would judge us after we died, that i have never heard of. and Yes there are snakes in fiji...Lots and lots of them...
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I would like you to tell that to those few that are left who suffered in death camps during WW2. Or those Jews who were forced to give up everything they had and flee for fear of death. Or to those who were experimented upon in some of the camps.
There is too much information available to deny the nightmare that was the holocaust. I just hope we never have to repeat this bit of history because we didn't learn enough from it.
Hi http://www.ancient-origins.net/
John Julius Norwich, a retired civil servant of the UK, wrote a 3 volume history of "The Byzantine Empire". The information I used came from the 1st of the 3 volumes. I forget the title of that volume, but it can be found from what I wrote enough.
I recommend reading the 3 volumes to all those interested in history.
Constantine never pretended to be a Christian, however, he remained the high priest for the Roman Empire. Constantine did issue the Edict of Toleration which ended the persecution of Christians and allowed them free worship as they chose. The establishment of Christianity as the official religion of the Empire was still 80 years ago.
Constantine did convert to Christianity on his death bed. As a Roman Emperor he knew he would need to do many un-Christian things in the course of his life, so by being baptized on his death bed, all his sins were wiped away and he knew he would not have time to commit any more sins. This became a practice followed by many.
Constantine did arrange the Council of Nicaea out of which came the Nicene Creed. He did this because he tired of the Christiana bishops endless bickering. Was the Council convened, Constantine told the assembled bishops that they would remain there until they reached an agreement.
By moving the Christian Sabbath to Sun day he got his peoples worshiping on the same day. The Christians did not object because they were just glad they could worship in peace. Besides, the Christians knew Constantine could take away everything he had given them.
Constantine never pretended to be a Christian, however, he remained the high priest for the Roman Empire. Constantine did issue the Edict of Toleration which ended the persecution of Christians and allowed them free worship as they chose. The establishment of Christianity as the official religion of the Empire was still 80 years ago.
Constantine did convert to Christianity on his death bed. As a Roman Emperor he knew he would need to do many un-Christian things in the course of his life, so by being baptized on his death bed, all his sins were wiped away and he knew he would not have time to commit any more sins. This became a practice followed by many.
Constantine did arrange the Council of Nicaea out of which came the Nicene Creed. He did this because he tired of the Christiana bishops endless bickering. Was the Council convened, Constantine told the assembled bishops that they would remain there until they reached an agreement.
By moving the Christian Sabbath to Sun day he got his peoples worshiping on the same day. The Christians did not object because they were just glad they could worship in peace. Besides, the Christians knew Constantine could take away everything he had given them.
If paganism had been that powerful, the Christian Church would have taken over, rather than suppress it. That being said, this doesn't explain the persecution of pagans.
The Western World was collapsing and the pagan beliefs no longer met their needs, hence the appeal of Christianity. The upper classes had the power, privilege, and wealth, the lower classes had the misery. Christianity at offered the masses a chance at a better afterlife, which paganism did not.
Well, well you sound like a very nice white christian, a firm believer in the master race syndrome, pro hitler more then likely pro trump as well.
I hope these artifacts will not be destroyed, because they are pre islam
There is no scientific or forensic evidence able to prove there really was a 'Jew Holocaust' WW2 or any other time in the history of human existence. So, why are little children taught, made to think, in school and church, that the "Jews Holocaust Story" is something that did happen, is real history, when it is clearly not anything but a lie?
Excellent information
Excellent information
Yes, not All the Albanian tribes converted to Islam. Some kept their Christian religion, they are the present day Udis, who lived in the villages of Nij (Nic) and Vardashen in the present-day Republic of Azerbaijan. However, they were and are prevented from practising their religion and many have left for Georgia. The monastery of Gandzasar, according to all old historians was the seat of the Catholicos of the Armenians and the bringer of Christianity to Albania, Grigoris, is buried in the village of Amaras, whose tombstone was broken to pieces by the Azerbaijani army.
Back in 2004 a Norwegian charity allocated finds for the renovation of the Udi church in Nij, but some of the funds were used to obliterate the Armenian inscriptions in the church. Steiner Gil, the Norwegian Ambassador of the time in Azerbaijan protested against this barbaric act and no European Ambassador attended the opening of this church. See copy of the his letter and other facts in my book "The Invention of History" 2009/2010 available from my site on the web www.roubengalichian.com.
So much for the tolerance and the ethnic Christians fate in Azerbaijan.
I have heard that theory, yes. I’m not sure how far anyone has gone to proving it by matching arrangements of cups with known constellations – do you know if anyone has done this?
Exactly – thank you! And a window into the past has an inherent value, regardless of how we then chose to interpret what we see.
I’m very glad that you enjoyed the article! I suppose that depends on whether we have a collective consciousness: I don’t think so, but perhaps there are elements of the human brain which we all have in common which lead to certain sorts of behaviour, and stimulate certain responses to symbols, and the desire to produce symbols like this may perhaps fall into this category. It’s an interesting line of thought... .
Koila, thank you for the information you provided. It once again sounds like your traditions, truths, beliefs where highjacked revamped Christianized for any number of reasons. Very classical Christian technique to move in and take over.
anyone got any thought's
very interesting
Parts of this story is unknown to us Fijians. Firstly we dont refer to Degei as a God we refer to him as an Ancestor. Secondly,Turukawa is NOT a Hawk, it is believed that Turukawa was a Male Rooster. Also no we never believed that Degei would judge us after we died, that i have never heard of. and Yes there are snakes in fiji...Lots and lots of them...
Hi, I think the artist might be Luca Giordano. See here – http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/luca-giordano-mythological-s...
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