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Post by Based Chad on May 10, 2024 19:20:51 GMT
Certain ideas that weren't comfortable with Christians were ended which caused an erasure of culture and diversity. Which one do you miss most? 1. Human sacrifice. A staple of the Aztecs and Mayans, people were mercilessly killed to appease the Gods. The Conquistadors destroyed this rich cultural practice for patriarchial reasons.
2. Sati. An Indian tradition, when a man died the woman was put on a pyre and set a fire. For some unknown reason, the British insisted that they stop doing this.
3. Head-hunting. An ancient Celtic and Borneo tradition, taking the heads was supposed to take spiritual power. Christianity got rid of it.
4. Gladiatorial combat. Why not give prisoners a second chance to redeem themselves?
5. Crucifixion. A staple of Roman traditional, Christians got all uppity after a certain person got the cross.
6. Slavery. An African tradition that Europeans adopted, but then Christianity ended it based on the Christian idea of life.
7. Marriage by Abduction. Used to, in parts of the world, if one wanted a bride, you had to abduct her with a posse. Christians replaced this practice with a much more lame thing called "courting" where you talk words and get consent to marry.
8. Infanticide. Practiced in many cultures, and especially by the Aboriginal groups, the intolerant Christians ended this cultural practice and called it "murder".
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Post by The Herald Erjen on May 10, 2024 19:26:43 GMT
Gladiatorial combat. No question about it.
I liked the murmillo the best. I wanted to be him.
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Post by drystyx on May 10, 2024 19:29:54 GMT
Got to be "head hunting".
If that means what I think it means.
Kidding aside, nice list. Well done.
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Post by PaulsLaugh on May 10, 2024 19:36:56 GMT
6. Slavery. An African tradition that Europeans adopted, but then Christianity ended it based on the Christian idea of life.
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Post by PaulsLaugh on May 10, 2024 19:40:44 GMT
Probably the notion of rational, critical thinking men like Jesuits once championed…that didn’t last long.
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Post by mikemonger on May 10, 2024 19:43:52 GMT
Certain ideas that weren't comfortable with Christians were ended which caused an erasure of culture and diversity. Which one do you miss most? 1. Human sacrifice. A staple of the Aztecs and Mayans, people were mercilessly killed to appease the Gods. The Conquistadors destroyed this rich cultural practice for patriarchial reasons.
2. Sati. An Indian tradition, when a man died the woman was put on a pyre and set a fire. For some unknown reason, the British insisted that they stop doing this.
3. Head-hunting. An ancient Celtic and Borneo tradition, taking the heads was supposed to take spiritual power. Christianity got rid of it.
4. Gladiatorial combat. Why not give prisoners a second chance to redeem themselves?
5. Crucifixion. A staple of Roman traditional, Christians got all uppity after a certain person got the cross.
6. Slavery. An African tradition that Europeans adopted, but then Christianity ended it based on the Christian idea of life.
7. Marriage by Abduction. Used to, in parts of the world, if one wanted a bride, you had to abduct her with a posse. Christians replaced this practice with a much more lame thing called "courting" where you talk words and get consent to marry.
8. Infanticide. Practiced in many cultures, and especially by the Aboriginal groups, the intolerant Christians ended this cultural practice and called it "murder".
Lol @ #6. Christianity didn't end it. Industrialization did. Christianity was actually a justification for it (we're saving their heathen souls so thr least they can do is give us their bodies). And it's not an "African tradition", since it existed in Europe for millenia before there was aby real contact with Africa. I mean, pretty much every one of your points is bull$hit. That's just the most egregious. I mean, how can you credit Christianity for ending Sati when most of India is STILL Hindu? Dumbass.
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Post by PaulsLaugh on May 10, 2024 19:45:03 GMT
Certain ideas that weren't comfortable with Christians were ended which caused an erasure of culture and diversity. Which one do you miss most? 1. Human sacrifice. A staple of the Aztecs and Mayans, people were mercilessly killed to appease the Gods. The Conquistadors destroyed this rich cultural practice for patriarchial reasons.
2. Sati. An Indian tradition, when a man died the woman was put on a pyre and set a fire. For some unknown reason, the British insisted that they stop doing this.
3. Head-hunting. An ancient Celtic and Borneo tradition, taking the heads was supposed to take spiritual power. Christianity got rid of it.
4. Gladiatorial combat. Why not give prisoners a second chance to redeem themselves?
5. Crucifixion. A staple of Roman traditional, Christians got all uppity after a certain person got the cross.
6. Slavery. An African tradition that Europeans adopted, but then Christianity ended it based on the Christian idea of life.
7. Marriage by Abduction. Used to, in parts of the world, if one wanted a bride, you had to abduct her with a posse. Christians replaced this practice with a much more lame thing called "courting" where you talk words and get consent to marry.
8. Infanticide. Practiced in many cultures, and especially by the Aboriginal groups, the intolerant Christians ended this cultural practice and called it "murder".
1. Human sacrifice, Christian style. Sati. Christians didn’t mind marrying widows, especially if she had money.
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Post by PaulsLaugh on May 10, 2024 19:49:53 GMT
Certain ideas that weren't comfortable with Christians were ended which caused an erasure of culture and diversity. Which one do you miss most? 1. Human sacrifice. A staple of the Aztecs and Mayans, people were mercilessly killed to appease the Gods. The Conquistadors destroyed this rich cultural practice for patriarchial reasons.
2. Sati. An Indian tradition, when a man died the woman was put on a pyre and set a fire. For some unknown reason, the British insisted that they stop doing this.
3. Head-hunting. An ancient Celtic and Borneo tradition, taking the heads was supposed to take spiritual power. Christianity got rid of it.
4. Gladiatorial combat. Why not give prisoners a second chance to redeem themselves?
5. Crucifixion. A staple of Roman traditional, Christians got all uppity after a certain person got the cross.
6. Slavery. An African tradition that Europeans adopted, but then Christianity ended it based on the Christian idea of life.
7. Marriage by Abduction. Used to, in parts of the world, if one wanted a bride, you had to abduct her with a posse. Christians replaced this practice with a much more lame thing called "courting" where you talk words and get consent to marry.
8. Infanticide. Practiced in many cultures, and especially by the Aboriginal groups, the intolerant Christians ended this cultural practice and called it "murder".
Lol @ #6. Christianity didn't end it. Industrialization did. Christianity was actually a justification for it (we're saving their heathen souls so thr least they can do is give us their bodies). And it's not an "African tradition", since it existed in Europe for millenia before there was aby real contact with Africa. I mean, pretty much every one of your points is bull$hit. That's just the most egregious. I mean, how can you credit Christianity for ending Sati when most of India is STILL Hindu? Dumbass. And as such, this covers #7, “marriage by abduction,” not that the slave masters bothered with the marriage part.
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Post by PaulsLaugh on May 10, 2024 19:52:05 GMT
5. Crucifixion. A staple of Roman traditional, Christians got all uppity after a certain person got the cross.
This is merely a form of execution, it is actually more humane than being drawn and quartered or put in a concentration death camp, though more so than being burned at the stake.
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Post by Based Chad on May 10, 2024 19:52:17 GMT
Certain ideas that weren't comfortable with Christians were ended which caused an erasure of culture and diversity. Which one do you miss most? 1. Human sacrifice. A staple of the Aztecs and Mayans, people were mercilessly killed to appease the Gods. The Conquistadors destroyed this rich cultural practice for patriarchial reasons.
2. Sati. An Indian tradition, when a man died the woman was put on a pyre and set a fire. For some unknown reason, the British insisted that they stop doing this.
3. Head-hunting. An ancient Celtic and Borneo tradition, taking the heads was supposed to take spiritual power. Christianity got rid of it.
4. Gladiatorial combat. Why not give prisoners a second chance to redeem themselves?
5. Crucifixion. A staple of Roman traditional, Christians got all uppity after a certain person got the cross.
6. Slavery. An African tradition that Europeans adopted, but then Christianity ended it based on the Christian idea of life.
7. Marriage by Abduction. Used to, in parts of the world, if one wanted a bride, you had to abduct her with a posse. Christians replaced this practice with a much more lame thing called "courting" where you talk words and get consent to marry.
8. Infanticide. Practiced in many cultures, and especially by the Aboriginal groups, the intolerant Christians ended this cultural practice and called it "murder".
Lol @ #6. Christianity didn't end it. Industrialization did. Christianity was actually a justification for it (we're saving their heathen souls so thr least they can do is give us their bodies). And it's not an "African tradition", since it existed in Europe for millenia before there was aby real contact with Africa. I mean, pretty much every one of your points is bull$hit. That's just the most egregious. Why were Christian cultures the first to end slavery if it was the reason justifying slavery? Pick up a history book. www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-65311042Dumbass
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Post by PaulsLaugh on May 10, 2024 20:07:26 GMT
Lol @ #6. Christianity didn't end it. Industrialization did. Christianity was actually a justification for it (we're saving their heathen souls so thr least they can do is give us their bodies). And it's not an "African tradition", since it existed in Europe for millenia before there was aby real contact with Africa. I mean, pretty much every one of your points is bull$hit. That's just the most egregious. Why were Christian cultures the first to end slavery if it was the reason justifying slavery? Pick up a history book. www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-65311042Dumbass They didn’t end it. The edict was one could not own another Christian as a slave. However, as the Church progressed into the non-Roman territories during the Middle Ages, they got around sin by turning free men into serfs, aka slaves, to their lords and masters in the State and Church. When the Brits began sending slaves to the colonies in America and the West Indies, they sent WASPs, as Coulter calls them, under the title indentured servant. (the Dutch did the same.) The Christian aspect of it was these white Christian slaves could in theory earn their freedom. Some did, most died slaves. That dynamic changed as Africans were brought in to replace the unaccustomed to climate white folks.
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Post by ayatollah on May 10, 2024 20:33:03 GMT
Marriage by abduction.
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Post by primethefirst on May 10, 2024 21:04:27 GMT
You forgot midwives. Probably the most dramatic impact from the Christianization--since they replaced them with male doctors who didn't wash their hands and that led to an epidemic of deaths.
Gender relations were antagonized by Christianity since Eve was blamed for causing all the problems in the world.
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Post by uncreative on May 10, 2024 21:04:56 GMT
Replacing Saturnalia with Christmas was a big mistake.
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Post by phludowin on May 10, 2024 21:12:20 GMT
Christianity didn't end any of these practises. Humanism did.
In fact, Christianity practised human sacrifice. They called it "Witch Burning". Gladiatorial combat still exists today. It's called Reality TV or sporting events, but thanks to humanism, nobody has to die. Crucifixion was indeed abolished. Christians found that hanging is much more cost effective. Why cut a tree when you can simply hang people on the tree? Slavery was abolished by Christianity? I guess the underage sex slaves for Catholic priests existed only in another dimension.
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