Old Time Religion...

[Bigmack]

There's been a lot of discussion about religion lately on this forum.

I say religion, but of course I mean the Occult. God, Jesus, Satan, Angels, demons, saints, ... they're all part of an unseen world.

How about Mithraism?

It features virgin birth, 12 disciples, death and resurrection, miracles, and baptism.

The deity was born on December 25th, was Savior to all mankind, and was known as the Light of the World.

All the fun of Christianity, only hundreds of years earlier.

How do Christians deal with Mithra?

While we're at it... How come the days of the week are named after pagan deities? Why haven't the fundies gone ape-shit about that?

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http://www.meta-religion.com/World_Religions/Ancient_religions/Mesopotamia/Mithraism/mithraism_and_christianity_i.htm

"The faithful referred to Mithra as "the Light of the World", symbol of truth, justice, and loyalty. He was mediator between heaven and earth and was a member of a Holy Trinity. According to Persian mythology, Mithras was born of a virgin given the title 'Mother of God'. The god remained celibate throughout his life, and valued self-control, renunciation and resistance to sensuality among his worshippers
." Mithras represented a system of ethics in which brotherhood was encouraged in order to unify against the forces of evil. The worshippers of Mithras held strong beliefs in a celestial heaven and an infernal hell. They believed that the benevolent powers of the god would sympathize with their suffering and grant them the final justice of immortality and eternal salvation in the world to come. They looked forward to a final day of Judgment in which the dead would resurrect, and to a final conflict that would destroy the existing order of all things to bring about the triumph of light over darkness".
"Purification through a ritualistic baptism was required of the faithful, who also took part in a ceremony in which they drank wine and ate bread to symbolize the body and blood of the god. Sundays were held sacred, and the birth of the god was celebrated annually on December the 25th. After the earthly mission of this god had been accomplished, he took part in a Last Supper with his companions before ascending to heaven, to forever protect the faithful from above".