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<blockquote data-quote="Soto" data-source="post: 1491000" data-attributes="member: 22538">I don&#039;t believe in denominations. While many say the Bible is too complicated to understand for the laymen, I generally disagree.&nbsp; It certainly has immense complexities, but the bulk of it is straightforward, even the parables of Christ.&nbsp; There are many layered meanings that even the most versed would struggle to try and comprehend, but for the most part, it is a self-evident and clear message. I don&#039;t adhere to the councils set up by men, that distorted the message of the Gospels and made them a political tool of the Roman state. Just because a certain tradition is older doesn&#039;t mean it is closer to the truth. When Christianity became the only religion of the Roman Empire in the 380s by decree, pagans came in and infused their customs and beliefs into these communities. Hence, many depictions of mother Mary holding Jesus are simply a transmutation of the Egyptian goddess Isis holding her child Horus, etc. etc.Mary worship, subliminally, is mostly about worshipping Isis.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Soto, post: 1491000, member: 22538"] I don't believe in denominations. While many say the Bible is too complicated to understand for the laymen, I generally disagree. It certainly has immense complexities, but the bulk of it is straightforward, even the parables of Christ. There are many layered meanings that even the most versed would struggle to try and comprehend, but for the most part, it is a self-evident and clear message. I don't adhere to the councils set up by men, that distorted the message of the Gospels and made them a political tool of the Roman state. Just because a certain tradition is older doesn't mean it is closer to the truth. When Christianity became the only religion of the Roman Empire in the 380s by decree, pagans came in and infused their customs and beliefs into these communities. Hence, many depictions of mother Mary holding Jesus are simply a transmutation of the Egyptian goddess Isis holding her child Horus, etc. etc. Mary worship, subliminally, is mostly about worshipping Isis. [/QUOTE]

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