My encounters and conversations with most Christians about the tenets, origins and history of their religion usually leaves me puzzled as to the abject ignorance within the Christian community of the bearest and basic information about their belief system. For instance, the majority of Christian know little or nothing about the following;


1-) The bible - its writers, composition, compilation
2-) The various church councils, eg Nicea
3-) The conversion of Emperor Constantine
4-) The Arian controversy
5-) The difference between the immaculate conception and the virgin birth
6-) The crusades
7-) The witchhunts
8-) For Catholics, the various papal sexual, financial and murderous scandals

That people could commit so much of their time and effort on a belief system and institution they have very little knowledge of is an indictment to the faculty of reason.

Why are the majority of Christians so bone-dry pig ignorant about their own religion?

Used to wonder the same too. those are a very legitimate questions you have asked.

Take it easy Tpaine. First of all, Christianity is not a religion. Second, I do agree that the Historical origin and progress of christianity through the ages will add some flavor and appreciation to the content of Bible doctrine, but it will not increase your faith, as Faith comes by learning the 'mystery doctrne, that contained in the WORD OF GOD.

I encourage christians to read on church history, but I advise you to concentrate on the content of bible messages.

Tpaine, I see your posts all over on issues such as 'prophesies yet to be fulfilled', 'the vatican, ,' 'who is Ronald, ,' 'Myth of nazareth, etc

Yes it's nice to delibrate about all these issues, please if you are a christian, do not forget the essentials, the content of Scriptures itself.

babaearly:

How would an answer help your miserable life? You have abused this thread and people's faith enough. Do you have an heart, think about what you are doing, Nairalanders are not BOTS.

Faith is a very bad and unreliable epistemic device and the sooner it is no longer part of modern existence, the better. So it gives me great pleasure to attack this "great evil at the centre of the modern era"

if christianity isn't a religion, then what is it. a cult??

Keep giving urself a serious headache.