Throughout time every other faith that has pitted itself against Christianity has fallen and usually the people that were against it become Christians... An... example of this would be the Egyptian polytheistic faith. Their faith system broke down the moment the Jews were released from their slavery in Egypt due to the forces of God and the power shown.
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So, the Egyptians converted to Christianity when the Jews left, c. 2400 BC -- that's Before Christ?
Even if they allegedly converted to faith in the God of Abraham, who would have been there to convert them, since the Jews were gone (especially any and all who would have had any priestly status whatsoever)? And I suppose they simply kept all those temples to their original gods open as tourist attractions?
This statement is such bad theology that it deserves to be skewered by fundies as much as by anyone else!
~David D.G.
Throughout time every other faith that has pitted itself against Christianity has fallen...
Err ... no they haven't. Google 'Moors'.
Their faith system broke down the moment the Jews were released from their slavery in Egypt
Err ... no it didn't. In fact the Egyptian records don't mention the Jews at all, much less their leaving, and the period in question was one of the most stable in the *long* history of Egypt.
rotflmto
the egyptian gods held sway WAY into the early years of the common era, destroyed only by the brutal fanaticism of the Xians (or a brand of them!)
They are of course Muslim now
Wow, so the Jews were actually Christians BEFORE christ came along? AND after the jewish christians left Egypt, Egyptian polytheism began to crumble? Historical revisionism isn't a particularly virtuous trait. But, that is what fundies do. Now, many faiths have come against Christianity and won. Islam, during both the Crusades, and when they destroyed the Byzantine Empire. Moors, Mongols, and Christianity still can't gain a foothold in the far east. Fail.
Judaism =/= Christianity.
The exodus has no evidence of actually occurring, let alone evidence that their religion ended the moment that Jewish slaves left.
And, finally...so what?
Survival of the fittest religion?
So the Hebrews left, and the Egyptians all said, "Well, I guess it's time to become Christians!" and then someone asked, "Wait, who is Jesus? Has he been born yet?"
Your hypothesis needs some work.
"Throughout time every other faith that has pitted itself against Christianity has fallen and usually the people that were against it become Christians."
- You are incredibly naive. First, Islam has been pitted against Christianity several times, and it is growing much faster than Christianity is worldwide. Evidently, Christianity can only maintain its superiority when it has the advantages of more soldiers and better weapons: just like every other human-made belief system.
Second, while many native cultures have been assimilated into Christianity, this has not been a one-way process. Christianity has been altered to accommodate pagan beliefs through a process called "syncratism." Celebrating Christmas on December 25th is an example of syncratism, and the wild-eyed defense of the so-called "war on Christmas" is an example of how ignorant Christians are about syncratism's influence.
I know this is the part where you jump up and insist, "But my faith comes from the bible and is completely free of Pagan influences!" Please see my first comment about you and naivete.
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Hm, I think the Moors, Saracens, Mongols and Ottomans would disagree with you here.
Confused?
So were we! You can find all of this, and more, on Fundies Say the Darndest Things!
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