Christianity has been used more for evil than good

NOTE: I will use BCE and CE, Denoting “Before Common Era” and “Common Era”My objective in this round will be to give the history of Christianity and thus set an historically accurate backdrop for my future arguments.1. Pre-Christianity Religions2. History of Jesus Christ and ChristianityPre Christian ReligionsThroughout history it has been beneficial for conquering armies to force their foes to accept their religion. Because of this many religions are extremely similar, although religions, over time, have died much in the way some languages have been lost. So it is by no mistake that the Christian religion is so similar to the religions that came before it, but when and where did it all start? Luckily, there were a race of people who could accurately and clearly represent their own history: The Egyptians.Ancient Egyptians, like most ancient cultures, worshipped the sun. In the very beginning of their sun worship days, around 3000 BCE, the sun, and therefore light itself, was “good” and the dark was “evil.” This theory gave birth to one of the first conceived gods, named Horus. Each day and night Horus had to fight off the god of darkness, Set. Every morning Horus would defeat Set, sending him to the underworld. Every night Set would come back and defeat Horus.Not only did the ancient Egyptians worship the sun, but they were very interested in studying the stars as well. This gave rise to the concept of naming and mapping stars, eventually leading to grouping together certain stars (constellations). But these people didn’t stop there. They gave names to the 12 constellations themselves and even gave each constellation a story. Although the Egyptians did hold these twelve constellation in high regard, at the center of it they truly worshipped the sun. This would be the premise for almost every major religion in the centuries to follow.While studying the stars the Egyptians, along with many other cultures around the world (including Greece, Japan, Afghanistan, Persia, etc) noticed something that happened on an annual basis. Every summer the sun is very high in the sky, but as the year progresses the sun seems to lose altitude as viewed from earth. At the winter solstice (Dec. 22nd) the sun reaches its lowest point and stays there for three days, rising again (resurrecting/being born again) on the 25th of December. Furthermore, the three stars in Orion’s Belt, commonly referred to as the “3 Kings,” fall directly behind what is known as the “East Star.”Because the Egyptians and many other cultures were so passionate about their study of the stars they gave the entire procession a back story. This back story would be copied with over 30 God’s throughout the next 3000 years. Here is the basic story:The 3 kings (Orion’s Belt) followed the East star to where the sun god (or God’s son) was to be born on the 25th of December. Later in life the son would have twelve followers/disciples (constellations). At the End of the son’s life (Dec 22, when the sun was at it’s lowest point) He would die and be buried, only to rise again after 3 days (Dec. 22-25) and ascend into Heaven.Yes, the story of Jesus Christ was actually first told by Egyptians in 3000 BCE, but much more would be added as time went on. However, many deities at that time share the same stories that we tell about Jesus even today.Horus - Egypt 3000 BCETeacher at 12 years oldBaptized at the age of 3012 disciplesHealed the sickWalked on waterknown as the Lamb of God, The Light, The Truth, the Good ShepherdCrucifiedDied for 3 daysResurrected Attis - Greece 1200 BCEBorn of a virgin Dec. 25thCrucifiedLayed in a tomb for three daysResurrected Dionysus - Greece 500 BCEBorn of a Virgin mother on Dec 25thTeacherPerformed MiraclesWalked on waterTurned water into wineknown as the King of Kings, Alpha and Omega and othersResurrected after being dead for 3 daysMithra - Persia 1200 BCEVirgin motherBorn Dec. 25thPerformed miraclesDied and was resurrected after 3 daysSunday the Holy day of worshipThere is really nothing special about the story of Jesus Christ when compared to each of these and many more. Many historical websites can show this, but I think that the best source because of it’s clarity is a documentary called “Zeitgeist: The Movie” by Peter Joseph. This is available on Netflix, but I have provided a link to a short clip of it on Youtube. There is also much more information in this video that I will not be going into.The fact is, it’s easiest to get people to change their religion if yours is very similar. This is why holidays for many religion happen at the same time and also why the events of a deity’s life are so similar to many others. This is why the story of Mohammad in today’s Islamic religion is so close to the story of Jesus’. In fact, other than the names and the rules in each different Holy Book, the basic story of most Gods has not changed since 3000 BCE. So the stage is set for Jesus. All he has to do is be born so that the followers of old faiths can claim allegiance to him. The only problem with this is that there’s no proof he ever actually existed!History of Jesus Christ and the Christian ReligionNow Jesus was to have died around 27-33 CE and Christian gospel speaks about Jesus’ twelve disciples walking around with him. As I will show, history tells us otherwise, but why lie? Honestly, if no one is currently performing miracles, walking on water, turning it into wine then there will be no followers. The easy solution? Tell everyone it happened long ago. The fact is, none of the disciples lived in Jesus’ time. The first time any of the disciples even wrote about a man named “Jesus Christ” was in 50 CE. By telling everyone that this performer of miracles died twenty years ago, one no longer has to worry about the burden of proof. All the gospels were written between the years 50 CE and 100 CE, but were edited often even long after. Still, these are the first records of Jesus' life and they come from people who want christianity to gain acceptance.Of course this alone doesn’t mean that Jesus never existed. Surely there was at one historian or author in Jesus’ time who would have written a word about this guy who was running around performing miracles, right? No. Although there were over a dozen historians in the Mediterranean area during the time that Jesus was supposedly alive, not one of them mentions him. There are, however, three that mention, “Christos” or “Christ,” but this is only a title, much like the title “Lord” bestowed upon noblemen in the Middle Ages. Even the records of Pontius Pilate himself do not make note of a man named Jesus Christ.There was, however, one man who mentioned Jesus Christ. This is the man the Catholic Church often points to when scholars bring up this part of the debate. Sadly, Josephus, as he is called, was not an historian to begin with. Josephus was, a soldier. Not only that, but he was not alive during Jesus’ life. Josephus was Jewis and fought against the Romans in the first Jewish-Roman war until he was captured by the Romans in 66 CE, 33 years after Jesus' death. All of a sudden Josephus is a Christian and we have the first documentation of a man named Jesus Christ. Christianity is not original in almost any way. The entire religion came from previous religions, but the fact that it is a deception at its core doesn't mean that it is used for evil. In my next argument I will discuss how Christianity gained popularity through Rome, how the fall of Rome eventually lead to vast Vatican power and why this power was able to be used to commit some of the greatest atrocities mankind has ever seen. http://www.youtube.com...https://sites.google.com...http://www.drury.edu...http://www.heritage-history.com...