#MeToo, 'Mary Magdalene' focus on women's stories in Bible as Easter nears

[MineralMan]

48. Modern Christianity is based on a scriptural Canon created by

Romans, for Romans. It's no wonder that the Roman, Paul, plays such a large role in it. Once the official canon was adopted, that fixed Christianity into a single mold, based on a politically motivated editing of whatever documents actually existed and suited the model that was preferred.

Had it not been for the Roman church, Christianity would probably have withered and died early on. That it did not is a testament to the genius of some old Romans, who needed a modernized religion that was simpler than the old polytheistic one.

Of course, the Biblical Canon is not a modern document at all. It's almost 1700-1800 years old. It's pre-medieval and basically has not changed at all. It is yet another ancient scripture that has long outlived its time. Its iron-age message has rusted, corroded, and no longer has the strength it once did.

The only thing keeping it alive is tradition. In the 21st century, it is beginning to fade away more quickly. It lost its relevance long ago, but religions die very slowly, due to tradition.

Anyhow, talking about things that happened in the time of Jesus is pretty much foolishness. We have no idea. We have no real concept of life as it was at that time. We just don't know very much about those times, really, on a personal level. But, we're still human, and still have questions that are difficult to answer. Religion has always appealed to those who demand answers to unanswerable questions. So, religion has survived. So far. How much longer? I don't know.