re: roman catholic-snuff
There is not one line or one letter in all the Bible, to suggest that Mary (the mother of the Lord Jesus) should be worshipped…..that she is "the refuge of sinners"…..that she is "immaculate"…..that she made atonement for sin when standing by the cross, or that after her death, she was raised again and carried in glory to heaven. But there is a striking identity relationship with the afore-mentioned "Queen of Heaven" when the ALLEGED functions of each are carefully compared. The following list gives functions ascribed to both the Babylonian "Queen of Heaven", by their respective devotees.
THE BABYLONIAN QUEEN OF HEAVEN:
Was conceived immaculately…was never defiled by sin…never lost her virginity.
Had a son called "the cleanser from sin" and the "unpolluted god".
Crushed the head of the serpent as it bruised her heel.
Was carried to heaven by her son after her death and resurrection.
Was both co-redeemer and judge who stood by her son as he judged the dead.
Both he and she were endowed with the keys to open the portals of heaven.
Had blue eyes and golden hair just like the madonna images we see today.
Had a sun-disk or sun rays around her head, with the moon under her feet.
"MARY QUEEN OF HEAVEN":
All of the above-mentioned characteristics can be identified with Mary, "Queen of Heaven". They were also identifiable in ancient history with Athor of Egypt, Hestor of Greece, Vesta of Rome, and finally, Juno of Italy. The early Italians made a statue of Juno with a golden dove on her head that represented the indwelling of the spirit of God within Juno, who was alleged to have assimilated all the characteristics of divinity. It is not difficult therefore, to identify the source of these same characteristics given to "Mary", Queen of Heaven." So history sadly shows that, instead of "Christianity’ conquering paganism, it became adorned by the very traditions against which true Christianity had always protested.
(Extracted from "The Two Babylons" by Alexander Hislop, pages 74-90 (all of which applies to both madonnas)
