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In reply to the discussion: Why are so many black Americans Christians? [View all]GulfCoast66
(11,949 posts)Until the Muslims invaded in the 8th Century. And had been Christian for hundreds of years prior.
Constantine started it and the Eastern Roman Empire was still strong after the Western Empire fell to the Germanic people. And Christian.
France did not become Christians until 500AD when Remi converted Clovis and declared him king of the Franks.
I readily admit Christianity as practiced by Northern Europeans and especially American Evangelicals became totally entwined with racism.
But the origins of Christianity was not European.
Hell, the oldest existing Christian Sect are the Assyrians and they are sure not European.
I get your point and it is valid. But Christianity did not start nor gain its strength as a white European religion.
Well, I guess since Middle Eastern and North African people were Caucasian you could make the point. But culturally they were not what we think of as Europeans today.
Hopefully someone with more knowledge than I will come along and clean this up?