The tie that saved Rome. Do Western nations need a State Religion?
The Western nations of today, like Rome in the days of Constantine, are being fractured by the plethora of religious and racial factions the emigration is causing. The Western nations are again being inundated by various religious militias and no go zones set up by religious and racial factions.
All countries and large coalitions of countries need something to unite the populations and have it all move in the same direction when required. Religion is a good tool for uniting a country.
Constantine was looking for stability and peace for Rome and decided that a State Religion was the way to unify Rome and its allies. He chose the least barbaric and belligerent religion in his day, Christianity, to be the tie that would bind the empire and other countries together.
I see the Western religious forces of today doing the same as in Constantine’s day, fracturing the country and being an enemy to unity and peace.
A house divided cannot stand, --- and history is repeating itself.
To insure the survival of the Western ideology, in these times of religious strife and division, should the present Western political powers follow Constantine’s example and choose a State Religion?
I am not suggesting that we send out this new religion to convert by the sword the way Christianity did. I think that we are intelligent enough today to debate the morality of the various religions to determine which is the most moral and the best for nations and the individuals within them.
Constantine chose strength by numbers and not by ideology and I think we are mature enough today to choose by worthy morality and ideology.
Is creating a State Religion the way to peace?
Regards
DL
The tie that saved Rome. Do Western nations need a State Religion?
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The tie that saved Rome. Do Western nations need a State Religion?
Sure.
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Stormtrumpers of the world, UNITE!
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The tie that saved Rome. Do Western nations need a State Religion?
No. Did the catholic church save rome? One of constantines first acts was to shut down all the phlosphy schools - god forbid anyone should dare to questionm mother church or come out with ideas like democracy, republics or elected governments.
When christianity ruled in europe they called it the dark ages what you are suggesting is a retuen to darkness. We need solutions for the 21st centurt not a retuen to the cave man days of state religion.
When christianity ruled in europe they called it the dark ages what you are suggesting is a retuen to darkness. We need solutions for the 21st centurt not a retuen to the cave man days of state religion.
The tie that saved Rome. Do Western nations need a State Religion?
Gnostic Christian Bishop;1501250 wrote: The tie that saved Rome. Do Western nations need a State Religion?
The Western nations of today, like Rome in the days of Constantine, are being fractured by the plethora of religious and racial factions the emigration is causing. The Western nations are again being inundated by various religious militias and no go zones set up by religious and racial factions.
All countries and large coalitions of countries need something to unite the populations and have it all move in the same direction when required. Religion is a good tool for uniting a country.
Constantine was looking for stability and peace for Rome and decided that a State Religion was the way to unify Rome and its allies. He chose the least barbaric and belligerent religion in his day, Christianity, to be the tie that would bind the empire and other countries together.
I see the Western religious forces of today doing the same as in Constantines day, fracturing the country and being an enemy to unity and peace.
A house divided cannot stand, --- and history is repeating itself.
To insure the survival of the Western ideology, in these times of religious strife and division, should the present Western political powers follow Constantines example and choose a State Religion?
I am not suggesting that we send out this new religion to convert by the sword the way Christianity did. I think that we are intelligent enough today to debate the morality of the various religions to determine which is the most moral and the best for nations and the individuals within them.
Constantine chose strength by numbers and not by ideology and I think we are mature enough today to choose by worthy morality and ideology.
Is creating a State Religion the way to peace?
Regards
DL
None of that did Rome much good at all.
The Western nations of today, like Rome in the days of Constantine, are being fractured by the plethora of religious and racial factions the emigration is causing. The Western nations are again being inundated by various religious militias and no go zones set up by religious and racial factions.
All countries and large coalitions of countries need something to unite the populations and have it all move in the same direction when required. Religion is a good tool for uniting a country.
Constantine was looking for stability and peace for Rome and decided that a State Religion was the way to unify Rome and its allies. He chose the least barbaric and belligerent religion in his day, Christianity, to be the tie that would bind the empire and other countries together.
I see the Western religious forces of today doing the same as in Constantines day, fracturing the country and being an enemy to unity and peace.
A house divided cannot stand, --- and history is repeating itself.
To insure the survival of the Western ideology, in these times of religious strife and division, should the present Western political powers follow Constantines example and choose a State Religion?
I am not suggesting that we send out this new religion to convert by the sword the way Christianity did. I think that we are intelligent enough today to debate the morality of the various religions to determine which is the most moral and the best for nations and the individuals within them.
Constantine chose strength by numbers and not by ideology and I think we are mature enough today to choose by worthy morality and ideology.
Is creating a State Religion the way to peace?
Regards
DL
None of that did Rome much good at all.
The home of the soul is the Open Road.
- DH Lawrence
- DH Lawrence
The tie that saved Rome. Do Western nations need a State Religion?
According to some history sources Constantine had guards at the doors when the cannon of scripture was being debated. No one was allowed to leave until they had arrived at the sacred scriptures. I guess sometimes in ancient times a little force was OK.
The tie that saved Rome. Do Western nations need a State Religion?
I listened today to Obama at the UN. He made the statement that we must do away with fundamentalism. Religious???? I would agree with him if he was talking about religion.