Re: Does jesus exist? -- DELUSION

"Libertarius" <Libertarius_at_Nothing_But_The.Truth> wrote in
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> Roger Pearse wrote:

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> > On the contrary, I look forward to some kind of
> > demonstration that Christianity was based around
> > these pagan priests.
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> ===>Did someone claim that?
> If so, it was false.
> But pagan priest, as anyone else, had to convert or else!

Some of them might have converted. Others would have found new jobs. There were probably a few martyrs. And most of them would have just died of natural causes.

In the 1st century the old Roman state religion was dieing out anyway. New religions were moving in, such as Mithraism and the cult of Isis.

The Roman Senate declared Julius Caesar a god, allowing Augustus to call himself: "the Son of God." Later emperors called themselves "God" and encouraged the worship. The Emperor Cult took away state support for the flamens.

Most of the of the new religions did not permit women. Constantine was converted to Christianity by his mother.

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Wax