Post by bjorn on Nov 27, 2009 10:17:45 GMT
Besides proving that neither Jesus nor history ever existed, www.jesusneverexisted.com/ is a hoot and a gem of a source for sensational myths about Church History, Islam and the Medieval Period.
Here is some of the enlightenment they bring to us, in their wisdom and benevolence:
Whitewashing the Christian Dark Ages: Some Common Lies
DENIAL – 'The Dark Ages were not actually that gloomy at all.'
Christian apologists try to have it both ways. Firstly they blame the 'barbarian hordes' for the collapse of civilization – and then argue that there was no real collapse anyway! The artistry of the pagans is claimed for Christendom – yet at the same time, their fantasy has noble Christian lords and jolly peasants in sunny, rural idylls – not abandoned cities, pestilence and millions sunk in ignorance and suffering (Into the Darkness - www.jesusneverexisted.com/xian-barbarism.html)
FALSEHOOD – 'Christianity preserved literacy and learning.'
'Pious monks in remote fastnesses copying the Classics'? Do not believe a word of it! Remote they may have been, pious perhaps. Illiterate and indolent for the most part, they re-used (and thus 'preserved') ancient parchments because of the scarcity of new parchment. Washing off ancient wisdom, and copying without understanding their biblical fables, they excelled at adding pictures and calligraphy based on pre-Christian tribal motifs. Actually, it was the neglected archives of Byzantium and the schools of Islam that preserved much of classic learning, which trickled into western Europe, particularly after the 13th century. (Christianizing the Heathen www.jesusneverexisted.com/tribes.html)
FANTASY – 'A Renaissance occurred around 800 AD under Charlemagne.'
The glorification of the murderous warlord from Aachen is scandalous. Charlemagne waged continuous warfare to establish a tenuous hold on lands all the way from Barcelona to the Elbe but evidence of Carolingian civil society is 'miniscule' to say the least! The 'empire' disintegrated shortly after the warlord's death. (Withering of Culture - www.jesusneverexisted.com/dwarfs.html)
AUDACIOUS NONSENSE – 'Christianity actually fostered and encouraged science.'
This particular deceit is based upon the Church's monopoly of medieval schooling. Pioneers of science were nearly always in religious orders simply because without the possession of private wealth no avenue for study existed outside of the Church. Usually heretical in their opinions, 'monkish scientists' often lost their sinecures and fell foul of the Inquisition. But the ridiculous contention conceals a much bigger truth: it was the works of Islamic scholars which provided the catalyst for the European Renaissance. (Civilization - www.jesusneverexisted.com/damascus-spring.html)
Here is some of the enlightenment they bring to us, in their wisdom and benevolence:
Whitewashing the Christian Dark Ages: Some Common Lies
DENIAL – 'The Dark Ages were not actually that gloomy at all.'
Christian apologists try to have it both ways. Firstly they blame the 'barbarian hordes' for the collapse of civilization – and then argue that there was no real collapse anyway! The artistry of the pagans is claimed for Christendom – yet at the same time, their fantasy has noble Christian lords and jolly peasants in sunny, rural idylls – not abandoned cities, pestilence and millions sunk in ignorance and suffering (Into the Darkness - www.jesusneverexisted.com/xian-barbarism.html)
FALSEHOOD – 'Christianity preserved literacy and learning.'
'Pious monks in remote fastnesses copying the Classics'? Do not believe a word of it! Remote they may have been, pious perhaps. Illiterate and indolent for the most part, they re-used (and thus 'preserved') ancient parchments because of the scarcity of new parchment. Washing off ancient wisdom, and copying without understanding their biblical fables, they excelled at adding pictures and calligraphy based on pre-Christian tribal motifs. Actually, it was the neglected archives of Byzantium and the schools of Islam that preserved much of classic learning, which trickled into western Europe, particularly after the 13th century. (Christianizing the Heathen www.jesusneverexisted.com/tribes.html)
FANTASY – 'A Renaissance occurred around 800 AD under Charlemagne.'
The glorification of the murderous warlord from Aachen is scandalous. Charlemagne waged continuous warfare to establish a tenuous hold on lands all the way from Barcelona to the Elbe but evidence of Carolingian civil society is 'miniscule' to say the least! The 'empire' disintegrated shortly after the warlord's death. (Withering of Culture - www.jesusneverexisted.com/dwarfs.html)
AUDACIOUS NONSENSE – 'Christianity actually fostered and encouraged science.'
This particular deceit is based upon the Church's monopoly of medieval schooling. Pioneers of science were nearly always in religious orders simply because without the possession of private wealth no avenue for study existed outside of the Church. Usually heretical in their opinions, 'monkish scientists' often lost their sinecures and fell foul of the Inquisition. But the ridiculous contention conceals a much bigger truth: it was the works of Islamic scholars which provided the catalyst for the European Renaissance. (Civilization - www.jesusneverexisted.com/damascus-spring.html)
