Christianity was in the hands of its framers; a spirited mythic world joined together and conceptualized on the culture and philosophy of the pagan nations. Their narrative gospels they present to the world at large are masqueraded as trustworthy accounts of unique historical events. Their so-called “Gospel” are actually seen the result of an early Christian mythmaking technique. Study shows that early Christianity is not a unique religion but one heavily “influenced” by the mythical religions of its time that served them well as the basis for their political agenda.

Can the believers of Christianity acknowledge an affair with one’s own mythology?

And can one recognize one’s involvement is actually with stories that are portrayed as truth? And can one own up the strong possibility that their involvement is actually mythological error? To know this as a possibility is difficult because their spiritual leaders assure them otherwise and seemingly settle their questions stating that their position is proven by history itself, therefore its not to be questioned. They quench their need to know by false certifications and assure them that their religious position is tried and proven by the history of the “church” over the years. False religious convictions are vouchsafed by emotional participation in mythical ritual rites that indelibly creates a mindset that eventually quells any and all questions that disputes tradition. However, unless they seek answers they will soon become comfortable with their belief system and their search is laid to rest. For one to recognize any involvement with any myth is for them, virtually inconceivable. Myths have a way of working its magic. Myths are guardians of cultural identity one concedes to and hence myth regulates the mind and the spirit and their life’s identity is equal to the myth itself. Should a myth ever be questioned? Be it known if left undisturbed, is ingrained in the mind and a believer is mentally incapacitated thus ignorance prevailed blinding the faculty of discernment. Do Christians consider it wrong to give up the right to ask? Myths continue concealed when not questioned. The Christian myth is a structural story set within history, in a set place of, a “once upon a time” illogical unreal world. Like all stories it allows a believer to suspend judgment as its story unfold and unbeknown to most, what it presents is not factually truth. Truth like history is founded on historical data; not in a confidence one places in trusted personalities. Our spiritual life is dependent on fact, not fanciful deceiving flowery words lacking soundness. Christian myth claims a history and asks adherents to believe it as truth and this is indeed costly. As long as there’s no credible data to construct a different account of the same chapter of history, then Christian myth works much the same way as other myths; they go unchallenged, and its unaware adherents too readily accept it. Christians bracket the story of Jesus from “Church” history. They treat it as an exceptional moment not realizing these events are a fantastically meaningful part of history. This allows the favorite story to go unchallenged. All history must be verifiable. History isn’t fabricated by banal explanations given sentimentally within an emotional setting (church trappings). Religion expects their stories to be accepted and believed. Most do not know that the historical features of the Christian “gospel” are embellished along with other prevailing myths of its day. The myths of the past are the essential part of a misleading Christian “gospel”. If its not adhered to, then the “gospel’ is in deep trouble. The Christian mentality must be free to negotiate betwixt the unreal Christian imaginary world that plagued itself by forfeiting the freedom available to question its truthfulness and reality.

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