Jason Clifford wrote: > > Christianity is a derived form of Judaism. It teaches that there is one > God and that's it.
Nope -- Christianity is a derived form of Zorostrianism, with a few Judaic influences, since Jesus was Jew. Note that Judaism was itself heavily influenced by Zorostrianism, esp. during their slavery in Babylon (monotheism, angels.) Some of the non-Judaic features of Christianism that are directly borrowed from Zoroaster : - struggle between Good and Evil at the end of times - the second coming (the Saoshyant will come at the end of times and save the vertuous part of humanity) - the Saviour is born the day of the winter (25th december in the old pre-julian calendar) - and the mother of the Saoshyant is a virgin - heaven and hell - angels and archangels - Satan (Ahriman), the rebel angel - ceremony of communion (Haoma) - the day of the sun (sunday) is sacred (jews had shabbat, not quite the same thing) - that circle of light behind the head of saints (what's the english word ?) - specialized priests, not allowed to have a wife
