just like the nazis needed to appeal to the masses to win democratically, by pretending to be Christian

You would do the same

You can't modify Christianity to make it more pagan dawg. Christianity sits on top of a sensibility that is predicated on salvation (from the world and the human condition) through austerity and practice. It's not at all compatible.

Even if he could, it wouldn't actually be Christian

And the real texts would always be a thorn in his side

It's just a totally different sensibility. Common world versus like transcendent shit

These people literally built dwelling places for gods and invited them to eat and shit

The world isn't sinful to pagans

Exactly

The whole notion of the universe as a community which men and gods both belong is - rightfully from the salvation/transcendent perspective - satanic.

Not to Mormons

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@༺པརབྱར།བསངཇ༻ I AM NOT SURE THE TWO ARE INCOMPATIBLE

REMEMBER THAT 90%+ OF CHRISTIANITY IS LIFTED FROM THE GREEKS

THE POINT IS TO AVOID HUBRIS AND ACT IN ACCORD WITH ETERNAL NATURAL ORDER

THE DIVINE

TO PAGANS, THE WORLD AS A WHOLE IS NOT SINFUL, BUT CERTAIN ACTS WITHIN IT ARE ILLOGICAL BECAUSE THEY END IN RESULTS THAT OFFEND THE ORDER

THIS IS BETTER THAN THE PERSONAL-ONLY VIEW OF MASS RELIGION

BUT

CHRISTIANITY REPLACED PAGANISM FOR A REASON

THERE WAS THE HOPE THAT IT WOULD KEEP THE PROLES IN LINE

In other words, it was adopted by rulers as a political tool

It was never good for the soul

I THINK IT IS A MIXED BAG

AGAIN, IT IS MOSTLY PAGAN

ITS REAL PROBLEM IS THAT IT IS FOREIGN

Aids infected paganism

Why not have the pure real deal?

HEH!

IT DOES NOT WORK WITH CITIES

IN SMALL TOWNS, YOU HAVE RELIGIOUS LEADERS

PEOPLE CAN DIRECTLY EXPERIENCE

PAGANISM IS NOT WRITTEN DOWN

TO AVOID CORRUPTION

You're trying to use religion to counter the low herd, when its real purpose is to ascend those with potential

CHRISTIANITY IS, AND SO YOU CAN MASS-TRAIN PEOPLE TO APPLY IT ASSEMBLY-LINE STYLE

the low herd can not be made honourable by any religion

they don't understand any religion anyway

THIS IS TRUE, BUT I AM NOT TRYING TO CONTROL THEM

You're like a school that dumbs everything down so that no one will fail

I THINK WE SHOULD HONOR OUR CHRISTIAN TRADITION, BUT GET IT CLOSER TO ITS ANCIENT ROOTS