Top To Bottom Imposition
Conversion of the Germanic tribes in general took place "top to bottom", in the sense that missionaries aimed at converting the Germanic nobility first, who would then impose their new faith on the general population. Consequently, Christianity had to be made palatable to these Migration Age warlords as a heroic religion of conquerors.
Thus early Germanic Christianity was presented as an alternative to native Germanic paganism and elements were syncretized, for examples parallels between Woden and Christ. A fine illustration of these tendencies is the Anglo-Saxon poem Dream of the Rood, where Jesus is cast in the heroic model of a Germanic warrior, who faces his death unflinchingly and even eagerly.
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Conversion of the Germanic tribes in general took place "top to bottom", in the sense that missionaries aimed at converting the Germanic nobility first, who would then impose their new faith on the general population. Consequently, Christianity had to be made palatable to these Migration Age warlords as a heroic religion of conquerors.
Thus early Germanic Christianity was presented as an alternative to native Germanic paganism and elements were syncretized, for examples parallels between Woden and Christ. A fine illustration of these tendencies is the Anglo-Saxon poem Dream of the Rood, where Jesus is cast in the heroic model of a Germanic warrior, who faces his death unflinchingly and even eagerly.
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By believing in the Bible, you believe the Torah to be the word of God and, therefore, believe that the Jews are God's spokespeople.
You follow their laws, worship a Jewish Messiah, and bow down to their God. All the while these people provably do not have your best interest at heart, nor do they have a history any proud European should want to be associated with.
They are not "our elder brothers" (Pope John Paul II). They are not "our fathers in faith" (Pope Benedict XVI). They are a nation hostile to you, your folk, and your loved ones.
As Roman philosopher Cicero (106 BCE – 43 BCE) stated: "The Jews belong to a dark and repulsive force. They are a nation of rascals and deceivers. The practice of their sacred rites is at variance with the glory of our empire, the dignity of our name, the customs of our ancestors."
Without Christian support, they are powerless—their greatest deception to date. Reclaim the customs of your ancestors and our empire shall be glorious once more.
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You follow their laws, worship a Jewish Messiah, and bow down to their God. All the while these people provably do not have your best interest at heart, nor do they have a history any proud European should want to be associated with.
They are not "our elder brothers" (Pope John Paul II). They are not "our fathers in faith" (Pope Benedict XVI). They are a nation hostile to you, your folk, and your loved ones.
As Roman philosopher Cicero (106 BCE – 43 BCE) stated: "The Jews belong to a dark and repulsive force. They are a nation of rascals and deceivers. The practice of their sacred rites is at variance with the glory of our empire, the dignity of our name, the customs of our ancestors."
Without Christian support, they are powerless—their greatest deception to date. Reclaim the customs of your ancestors and our empire shall be glorious once more.
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Contrary to popular belief, the Talmud does not provide evidence of Jesus' historicity. Although some passages mention someone named "Yeshu," they do not refer to Jesus of Nazareth. For instance, Yeshu the sorcerer was executed by the Hasmonean government around 63 BCE, Yeshu the student of Joshua ben Perachiah returned from Egypt in 74 BCE, and Yeshu ben Pandera/ben Stada is associated with an event occurring in 134 CE—long after Jesus' alleged birth and death.
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Attempts to Christianize Scandinavia were first systematically undertaken by Frankish Emperor Louis the Pious. In 831, he made the missionary Ansgar archbishop of the newly created Archdiocese of Hamburg-Bremen to undertake a mission to Scandinavia, which, however, mostly failed. Missionary activity resumed under the Ottonian dynasty. The Danish king Harald Bluetooth was baptized in the late 900s, but most Danes appear to have remained pagan and converted later under English influence during the reign of Canute the Great.
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A Nation Of Jew-Worshippers
Christians still ask us to discard and forget the wonderful story of our own people and take the so-called story of the Jews in place of it. They want to saturate us with the history and ideology of the Jew—Abraham, Jacob, Rebecca, Judah, and so on. They would thus displace our own heroic fathers. And they ask us to take over the erstwhile home of the Jews—Palestine—as our own Holy Land.
The British story, however little known today, will at last, we hope, supersede and extinguish the Jewish confusion now upon us. We strive that our own heroes shall replace Jews. Our own Homeland shall replace Palestine. Our own racial spirit, not the Jewish, shall be our revered Father-spirit in God. Our Jesus-worshipping cult has taught us to forget, and even to despise our own honourable fore-fathers and their tremendous story. In fact, it has made us a nation of Jew-worshippers.
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From: The Odinist Religion Overcoming Jewish Christianity by Alexander Rud Mills.
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Christians still ask us to discard and forget the wonderful story of our own people and take the so-called story of the Jews in place of it. They want to saturate us with the history and ideology of the Jew—Abraham, Jacob, Rebecca, Judah, and so on. They would thus displace our own heroic fathers. And they ask us to take over the erstwhile home of the Jews—Palestine—as our own Holy Land.
The British story, however little known today, will at last, we hope, supersede and extinguish the Jewish confusion now upon us. We strive that our own heroes shall replace Jews. Our own Homeland shall replace Palestine. Our own racial spirit, not the Jewish, shall be our revered Father-spirit in God. Our Jesus-worshipping cult has taught us to forget, and even to despise our own honourable fore-fathers and their tremendous story. In fact, it has made us a nation of Jew-worshippers.
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From: The Odinist Religion Overcoming Jewish Christianity by Alexander Rud Mills.
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A Fulfillment Of Biblical Prophecy
"White evangelicals, most of whom are proud Republicans, have the strongest views of Israelis. A whopping 86% of white evangelicals said they felt warmly toward Israelis—more than any other Christian group. The survey found that 70% of white evangelicals believe God gave the land of Israel to the Jewish people."
"'It's important to their theological narrative,' said Arielle Levites, research assistant professor at George Washington University, referring to white evangelicals. Many evangelicals view the creation of Israel in 1948 as a fulfillment of biblical prophecy that would usher in Jesus' return, although the survey did not ask about this."
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"White evangelicals, most of whom are proud Republicans, have the strongest views of Israelis. A whopping 86% of white evangelicals said they felt warmly toward Israelis—more than any other Christian group. The survey found that 70% of white evangelicals believe God gave the land of Israel to the Jewish people."
"'It's important to their theological narrative,' said Arielle Levites, research assistant professor at George Washington University, referring to white evangelicals. Many evangelicals view the creation of Israel in 1948 as a fulfillment of biblical prophecy that would usher in Jesus' return, although the survey did not ask about this."
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The Primal Force That Drives A People
Ethnic beliefs, deeply rooted in the soil of history, bears the imprints of a culture's unique journey—its struggles and its triumphs. To neglect the importance of these traditions is to forsake the very essence that animates a folk's spirit and the primal force that drives the preservation of a people.
It is within the embrace of this collective heritage that we discover the true source of our purpose and meaning, for true triumph emerges from the interconnected web of collective solidarity, casting a shadow over the fleeting ambitions of solitary souls.
We must, therefore, condemn all universalistic cults that transcend ethnic boundaries—such as Christianity, Islam, and Buddhism—for they will inevitably erode this profound essence entrenched within the fabric of one's ethnic being, diminishing all individuals entangled in their grasp into a lifeless fusion, devoid of the very vitality that inspires our indomitable pursuit of greatness.
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Ethnic beliefs, deeply rooted in the soil of history, bears the imprints of a culture's unique journey—its struggles and its triumphs. To neglect the importance of these traditions is to forsake the very essence that animates a folk's spirit and the primal force that drives the preservation of a people.
It is within the embrace of this collective heritage that we discover the true source of our purpose and meaning, for true triumph emerges from the interconnected web of collective solidarity, casting a shadow over the fleeting ambitions of solitary souls.
We must, therefore, condemn all universalistic cults that transcend ethnic boundaries—such as Christianity, Islam, and Buddhism—for they will inevitably erode this profound essence entrenched within the fabric of one's ethnic being, diminishing all individuals entangled in their grasp into a lifeless fusion, devoid of the very vitality that inspires our indomitable pursuit of greatness.
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"There are already more Christians in Africa than any other continent—that’s not going to change soon . . . By 2060 six of the countries with the top ten largest Christian populations will be in Africa . . . In total, the Christian population in the six African countries on the list alone will account for just under a quarter of the projected global Christian population of three billion people."
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Abrahamism was spread through both Christianity and Islam to prepare the world for the Messianic Age—also known to many as the New World Order.
Some will try to refute this by saying that Judeo-Christianity is an oxymoron, which it is not.
To those who will try to claim that Jesus wasn't Jewish, he certainly was, even though he never actually existed.
And no, the Israelites were not European, nor does Christianity oppose Judaism.
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Some will try to refute this by saying that Judeo-Christianity is an oxymoron, which it is not.
To those who will try to claim that Jesus wasn't Jewish, he certainly was, even though he never actually existed.
And no, the Israelites were not European, nor does Christianity oppose Judaism.
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A good example of Christians demonizing their own ancestry is the well-known Finnish curse word, Perkele—originating from the Indo-European god of thunder, Perkwunos. Thanks to Christianity, the Finnish people started to regard their own indigenous deities as malevolent entities, and as a result, the term now carries the connotation of an "evil spirit" following its usage as the translation for "devil" in the Finnish rendition of the Bible.
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Falsehood & Plagiarism
The supposed letter wherein Pontius Pilate informs Emperor Tiberius about the trial and death of Jesus—which many Christians still cite today as evidence for Jesus' historicity—was completely unknown to anyone until Reverend William Dennes Mahan published it in a pamphlet called A Correct Transcript of Pilate's Court in 1879.
He asserted that he came into possession of the work with the assistance of a German scholar, who allegedly received it from Father Peter Freelinhusen, the purported principal guardian of the Vatican.
However, the Vatican denies possessing any such text, nor is there any record of anyone named Father Peter Freelinhusen in the archives of the Vatican library. Mahan was found guilty of falsehood and plagiarism by church authorities—of all things—in September 1885.
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The supposed letter wherein Pontius Pilate informs Emperor Tiberius about the trial and death of Jesus—which many Christians still cite today as evidence for Jesus' historicity—was completely unknown to anyone until Reverend William Dennes Mahan published it in a pamphlet called A Correct Transcript of Pilate's Court in 1879.
He asserted that he came into possession of the work with the assistance of a German scholar, who allegedly received it from Father Peter Freelinhusen, the purported principal guardian of the Vatican.
However, the Vatican denies possessing any such text, nor is there any record of anyone named Father Peter Freelinhusen in the archives of the Vatican library. Mahan was found guilty of falsehood and plagiarism by church authorities—of all things—in September 1885.
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"I regard Christianity as the most fatal and seductive lie that has ever yet existed—as the greatest and most impious lie... I decline to enter into any compromise or false position in reference to it—I urge people to declare open war with it."
— Friedrich Nietzsche (The Will to Power)
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The Jewish Rebel Carpenter
It should be noted that no such centuries-long defense would be needed if the existence of Jesus Christ as a historical figure were a well-attested fact, like the existence of Alexander the Great or Julius Caesar. No one discussing Abraham Lincoln, for example, needs to clarify their position by expressing the belief that Lincoln existed.
Delving deeply into this large body of work, one uncovers evidence that the Jesus character is in fact based upon much older myths and heroes. One discovers that the gospel story is not, therefore, a historical representation of a Jewish rebel carpenter who had a physical incarnation in the Levant 2,000 years ago.
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From: The Christ Conspiracy by D.M. Murdock.
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It should be noted that no such centuries-long defense would be needed if the existence of Jesus Christ as a historical figure were a well-attested fact, like the existence of Alexander the Great or Julius Caesar. No one discussing Abraham Lincoln, for example, needs to clarify their position by expressing the belief that Lincoln existed.
Delving deeply into this large body of work, one uncovers evidence that the Jesus character is in fact based upon much older myths and heroes. One discovers that the gospel story is not, therefore, a historical representation of a Jewish rebel carpenter who had a physical incarnation in the Levant 2,000 years ago.
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From: The Christ Conspiracy by D.M. Murdock.
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Your Faith Is Futile
Paul said that "if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile" (1 Cor 15:17)—underscoring the significance of the resurrection within Christian theology and serving as a reminder of the pivotal role this event plays in the foundation of Christianity. Unfortunately for Christians, the resurrection never happened.
There are no contemporaneous accounts of the event in non-Christian sources, nor is there any physical evidence—no remains, no artifacts, nothing. The (anonymous and inconsistent) Gospels—which are the primary sources of the resurrection story—were written several decades later and, just like Paul, never even met Jesus.
All we have are mere Chinese whispers attributed to Jesus' alleged disciples who—even if they had ever existed—would've had obvious theological motivations to propagate the story, which no discerning mind should even consider to be substantial evidence for such an extraordinary claim.
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Paul said that "if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile" (1 Cor 15:17)—underscoring the significance of the resurrection within Christian theology and serving as a reminder of the pivotal role this event plays in the foundation of Christianity. Unfortunately for Christians, the resurrection never happened.
There are no contemporaneous accounts of the event in non-Christian sources, nor is there any physical evidence—no remains, no artifacts, nothing. The (anonymous and inconsistent) Gospels—which are the primary sources of the resurrection story—were written several decades later and, just like Paul, never even met Jesus.
All we have are mere Chinese whispers attributed to Jesus' alleged disciples who—even if they had ever existed—would've had obvious theological motivations to propagate the story, which no discerning mind should even consider to be substantial evidence for such an extraordinary claim.
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Fulfilling The Biblical Censure Of Pagan Gods
Throughout the Roman empire, during Theodosius’ reign [379–395], cultic sites were destroyed, and pagan statues were disfigured. It’s particularly interesting that statues were often not destroyed but mutilated. In a sense, they were mutilations meant to fulfill the biblical censure of pagan gods.
A particularly telling instance occurs in the writings of the great pagan scholar Libanius [c. 314–392], who addresses his complaint to Emperor Theodosius himself against passionate Christians engaged in mob acts of destruction of all things pagan: “I forbear to mention the numbers they have murdered in utter disregard of the name they share . . . In a state after a state, shrine after shrine has been wiped out by their insolence, violence, greed and deliberate lack of self-control.”
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Throughout the Roman empire, during Theodosius’ reign [379–395], cultic sites were destroyed, and pagan statues were disfigured. It’s particularly interesting that statues were often not destroyed but mutilated. In a sense, they were mutilations meant to fulfill the biblical censure of pagan gods.
A particularly telling instance occurs in the writings of the great pagan scholar Libanius [c. 314–392], who addresses his complaint to Emperor Theodosius himself against passionate Christians engaged in mob acts of destruction of all things pagan: “I forbear to mention the numbers they have murdered in utter disregard of the name they share . . . In a state after a state, shrine after shrine has been wiped out by their insolence, violence, greed and deliberate lack of self-control.”
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Evidence Trumps Hope
There is no person whose evidential status is actually comparable to Jesus, yet whom we are confident existed. The historicity of Apollonius of Tyana, for example, is actually sketchy. And yet we still have more evidence he existed than we have for Jesus.
Attempts to gainsay this fall into amateur mistakes no competent historian should be stumbling over, like counting dependent evidence as independent, counting non-evidence as evidence, and counting hypothetical sources as actual.
That it is possible the various Gospels got their different stories from tradents preserving oral tradition going back to eyewitnesses does not make it probable they did—we have abundant evidence they also just made stories up, whereas we have zero evidence they got any from sources. And that honestly should decide the matter of which is more likely. Evidence trumps hope.
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There is no person whose evidential status is actually comparable to Jesus, yet whom we are confident existed. The historicity of Apollonius of Tyana, for example, is actually sketchy. And yet we still have more evidence he existed than we have for Jesus.
Attempts to gainsay this fall into amateur mistakes no competent historian should be stumbling over, like counting dependent evidence as independent, counting non-evidence as evidence, and counting hypothetical sources as actual.
That it is possible the various Gospels got their different stories from tradents preserving oral tradition going back to eyewitnesses does not make it probable they did—we have abundant evidence they also just made stories up, whereas we have zero evidence they got any from sources. And that honestly should decide the matter of which is more likely. Evidence trumps hope.
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The Crusaders Did Not Save Europe
The Crusades were far more devastating to Europe than to the Middle East. People seem to be under the impression that they played a significant role in the Arab-Byzantine Wars (7th-11th century), but those had already largely concluded when the First Crusade (1096-1099) was launched to "retake" the "Holy Land."
After gaining and losing territory repeatedly, the Crusaders shifted their focus in the 13th century and started to Christianize the Baltic Old Prussians (during which those who refused to be baptized were subjugated, killed, or exiled), sack Constantinople (after slaughtering its Roman Catholic inhabitants), massacre Cathars at Béziers (killing nearly every man, woman, and child in the town)—and the list goes on.
While the Crusaders were annihilating their fellow Europeans—destroying European cities and ancient works—the Mongols ended the Islamic Golden Age by sieging Baghdad in 1258.
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The Crusades were far more devastating to Europe than to the Middle East. People seem to be under the impression that they played a significant role in the Arab-Byzantine Wars (7th-11th century), but those had already largely concluded when the First Crusade (1096-1099) was launched to "retake" the "Holy Land."
After gaining and losing territory repeatedly, the Crusaders shifted their focus in the 13th century and started to Christianize the Baltic Old Prussians (during which those who refused to be baptized were subjugated, killed, or exiled), sack Constantinople (after slaughtering its Roman Catholic inhabitants), massacre Cathars at Béziers (killing nearly every man, woman, and child in the town)—and the list goes on.
While the Crusaders were annihilating their fellow Europeans—destroying European cities and ancient works—the Mongols ended the Islamic Golden Age by sieging Baghdad in 1258.
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The Gospels are not history; they are religious propaganda, contradictory, exaggerated, and mythical. The earliest Christian writings, the letters of Paul, are silent about the man Jesus: Paul, who never met Jesus, fails to mention a single deed or saying of Jesus (except for the ritualistic Last Supper formula), and sometimes contradicts what Jesus supposedly said. To Paul, Jesus was a heavenly disembodied Christ figure, not a man of flesh and blood.
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The Author Of Confusion
In I Corinthians 14:33, Paul states that "God is not the author of confusion but of peace." Yet, no book has generated more confusion than the Bible.
This became especially evident after the invention of the printing press, when the Bible—previously a hand-copied manuscript available only to the rich—became increasingly accessible to the general public.
A divergence of interpretations emerged and Protestantism arose, which not long after led to the start of the Thirty Years' War when Catholic and Protestant states within the Holy Roman Empire clashed in the 17th century.
The Thirty Years' War remains one of the longest and most brutal conflicts in human history, with more than 8 million casualties resulting from military battles, as well as from famine and disease caused by the conflict.
Estimates suggest that 20% of all Europeans perished, with some areas experiencing a population decline of up to 60%.
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In I Corinthians 14:33, Paul states that "God is not the author of confusion but of peace." Yet, no book has generated more confusion than the Bible.
This became especially evident after the invention of the printing press, when the Bible—previously a hand-copied manuscript available only to the rich—became increasingly accessible to the general public.
A divergence of interpretations emerged and Protestantism arose, which not long after led to the start of the Thirty Years' War when Catholic and Protestant states within the Holy Roman Empire clashed in the 17th century.
The Thirty Years' War remains one of the longest and most brutal conflicts in human history, with more than 8 million casualties resulting from military battles, as well as from famine and disease caused by the conflict.
Estimates suggest that 20% of all Europeans perished, with some areas experiencing a population decline of up to 60%.
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