A Real Case Against Christianity – Part 2

By Ben Klassen

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What is good for the White Race is of the Highest Virtue;
What is bad for the White Race is the Ultimate Sin.

The Church also had a devastating impact upon artistic expression. According to orthodox Christianity, art should not serve simply as an individual’s creative exploration and expression, but should enhance and promote Christian values. Gregory the Great tore down marble statues of ancient Rome and turned them into lime. It was also common practice to take some of the architectural marbles and mosaics to adorn cathedrals all over Europe and as far away as Westminster Abbey in London. It`s no secret that the Church amassed inordinate wealth during the Dark Ages. Their theft included collecting revenues from imperial rulers, by confiscating property as the result of court judgments, by selling the remission of sins (called “indulgences”), by selling ecclesiastical offices (called “simony”), and sometimes by simply taking land by force. This is well laid out in “A History of Medieval Christianity” by Russell. The Pope’s support of a king was thought to be essential in an age when the belief in the divine right of kings prevailed. By converting its people to Christianity, the Church also brought a semblance of unity to an imperial realm. Although widespread, these conversions were usually little more than a facade. Pope Gregory I illustrates his concern with the appearance that people had converted to Christianity in a letter to his emissary to Britain, St. Augustine of Canterbury:

“The people will have no need to change their place of concourse; where of old they were wont to sacrifice cattle to demons, thither let them continue to resort on the day of the Saint to whom the Church is dedicated, and slay their beasts, no longer as a sacrifice to demons, but for a social meal in honor of Him whom they now worship”.

This clearly illustrates the hi-jack operation the Church was engaging in – it was all about authoritarian control over the individual and society. Churches were built over the sites of pagan temples and sacred springs were renamed in honor of saints, yet the nature of reverence and worship remained unchanged. This reminds me of the piece called “Confessions of a Jew” where it states : “Then a patriotic Jew named Paul or Sa ...

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