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In article <k4adnbo9NdhMIwXcRVn-tw@rogers.com>, Seven of 3 says...

> But keep in mind these were not the followers of Jesus. This was the Roman 
> Empire. This was the most advanced civilation on the planet. Their engineers 
> could move mountains. There buildings were aircontitioned, heated, had 
> running water. Their Coliseum is still unmatched by any mutli-purpose venue 
> were have built. They were smart, educated, powerful, dominant, and learned 
> that you control people by exploiting their faith far more than with the 
> sword. Thier compilation of the Bible was a deliberate strategy to dominat 
> the world. And that is why Christainity has been one of the bloodiest 
> campaigns, because it was a continuation of the Roman Empire.
> They adopted a new strategy and implemented the right tactics to dominate 
> and enslave people by using their own faith against them.
> Pretty cool, eh?

Not really. Rome had passed its peak, and was starting into decline before 
Jesus started his ministry. The single significant event (which the Romans 
could not see in this manner, but we, with perfect hindsight, can see is the 
Battle of Teutoburg forest. In September, A.D. 9, Pulius Quinctilius Varus 
took three legions over the Rhine river to enforce Roman control in the 
region, recently won by the adopted son of Caesar Augustus. A Cherusci 
chieftain, Arminius, ambushed, and obliterated those three legions; thus, 
putting an end to Roman aspiration to expand the empire eastward, over the 
Rhine river. Augustus reportedly spent the rest of his life wondering the 
Roman government buildings, demanding, "Varus! Give me back my legions", 
though Varus was killed in that battle.

Also, the majority of biblical canon was ironed out by A.D. 200, well before 
Constantine put the Church in power over the temporal affairs of the Roman 
state.

-- 
Norman
~I believe in fantasies
~invisible to me.
~In the land of misery
~I'm searching for a sign