To: js1138
It's a western religion because it is descended from the God of Abraham and because it recognizes Jesus as a prophet. From the viewpoint of the Greeks at the time of Alexander (which is the classical standard of Western civilization), all "western religions" are what they would have considered eastern. It's only because Rome abandoned its traditional gods and became Christian (300 years after Alexander) that we consider the Abrahamic religions to be part of the West. Originally they weren't.
607 posted on
08/29/2006 4:53:08 PM PDT by
PatrickHenry
(The universe is made for life, therefore ID. Life can't arise naturally, therefore ID.)
To: PatrickHenry
West shmest. You need a scorecard.
608 posted on
08/29/2006 4:56:20 PM PDT by
js1138
(Well I say there are some things we don't want to know! Important things!")
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