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This one is for the skeptics of Christianity to put forward their theories on who started Christianity, and how and why?
Also, how could lowly, supposedly illiterate fishermen concoct a philosophy and set of teachings for a man (Jesus) that men have marveled at for over 2,000 years?
Finally, skeptics are asked to provide some sort of evidence to back up their theories. Just don't slap something against the wall without having something of substance to support it.
Skeptics, let's see what you have!!
"Christinaity" was given the gift of sanction by Constantine the Great. Before that, it was just another knock off that the Romans and the Hebrews were not so crazy about. Once, through Constantine (Rome) the power of the monastic system set in as did the financing and power of the Bishops. POlitica found that people by and large needed to feel secure "in their souls", and as people are generally speaking socially needy and tend to follow someone who has the answers, "Christianity took off until the Visigoths sacked and put an end to Rome, ushering in the Dark Ages. Christianity was driven underground until the time of Charlemagne establishe The Holy Roman Empire when political expediency was again necessary.