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So much for God’s commands to destroy all temples etc that were used to “serve other gods” ey?
Most cultures had/have pantheons for worship. The Chinese and Indians, two VERY old societies did. So did the Greeks and the then-pagan Romans conquered Greece and they re-named many of the Greek gods to Roman names.
I used to read the Amy Tan books about China and her description of the kitchen god, garden god, etc., were very interesting.
What Judaism and Christianity brought about, besides the ONE GOD idea, was a better attitude toward females in general.
Mary, as the mother of God/Jesus, was/is venerated today as are the saints of both genders. There is a basic and large difference between VENERATE (as in respect and reverence toward saints and Mary) and ADORATION (as in worship of our Divine God).
Females aren't particularly "cherished" in China even today. When the Chinese discovered amniocentesis they aborted so many female fetuses that an entire generation of men had no wives. Those men were called the "Bare Branches."
Today, it's not much better for females over there.
India loves its girl babies, AS LONG as there IS a male heir.
From my years in the middle east I SAW with my own eyes how the Saudi families love their daughters. They like BIG families and ENTIRE extended families, if they have the money, live in large, walled compounds.
Hmmm, kinda reminds me of the Kennedys.