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In reply to the discussion: This Church Sign Is Awesome {It's real, so don't even start with me.} [View all]cr8tvlde
(1,185 posts)in 325 AD...most Christians don't know about Nicea, Turkey. Emperor Constantine summoned the mass of bishops squabbling about Christianity because it was threatening the peace in The Empire. Look it up. He came up with the concept of The Trinity and told them to write it down as theology.
Then, a gay King of England...King James...pulled out most all positive references to women and left it the mysoginstic book that it is.
Don't get me wrong, The Beautitudes and the "red words" and yes, some of the Psalms, are priceleless and words/concepts to strive for. Other than a few other "red words" in the New Testament though, most is pretty much pick and choose. None of the New Testament writers, or at least we think are the writers, were contemporaries of Jesus.