"You see,your one size fits all mentality just dosent add up chronologically does it?"
This is what you and so many people see as christianity,and mock its beliefs because you know that came from paganism
But what yourself and many others make the mistake of doing,is assuming this is the only origin,and only type of christianity that exists,it is not
Jewish people who accepted jesus of nazereth as the messiah, became known as christians,ie,followers of christ
This was the apostolic church that had its basis in the scriptures,these people existed long before the people you talk about in constantines day
The people persecuted by papal rome were the albergensis,waldenses,and many more of the swiss italian and french alps,who refused to submit to the pagan teachings and origins of the papacy,their heritage is from completely differant origins than you name,and they have a completely differant belief than the pagan beliefs you assume as what all christians must believe with your one size fits all assumptions of origins and beliefs,these people were protestant believers who were killed simply for not bowing down to the church and state religion of the day
"I do not take offence easily but try not to do the same"
I dont take offense at you personally,but i do take offense in some people holding such strong oppinions on subjects they clearly know little about,and promoting strawmen arguments that mislead people into thinking what they misrepresent about something i hold dear because of the freedoms that were bought in regards to religous liberty of certain countries because of the brave stand these people took ,we owe our freedoms too
remember america was founded by the people who fled this same type of persecution from the same power,so that we all now enjoy religous and secular freedom away from this abhorrent church and state power that still exists today
