Your views on Christianity

[Menydh]

Well, I do believe that Americans (southern or not) are naturally inclined to religious sectism, that is consistent with so many them being nutcases and lunatic fringes. So I understand where your point of view comes from.

[Delbáeth]

How do Nationalist Christians (This question is more aimed at Catholic comrades), deal with the apparent Semetic origins of the faith? How do you fit your faith into your beliefs? Seeing as Jews are so intertwined with the faith, and in modern day Jews and Zionism is possibly the biggest threat Nationalists face today?

[Menydh]

Since old, Christianism has become an umbrella term that encompasses what in my opinion are different religions. Some of which should be called "Joshuaism" instead. Another name for it is Judeo-Christianism.

The alleged Semitic origins of Christianism (as understood in the Catholic and Orthodox Churches) are a deception. During the time of the Reformation, one of the main accusations of Protestants against Rome was that of its Pagan character. And in fact Protestantism reformed Christianism by getting rid of the Western (European) Pagan character and approaching the Middle East, Semitic spirituality.

Before that, any attempt to semiticize Christianism was dealt with by The Western (Catholic) Church, through classifying them as heressies. And so was Protestantism.

It is not incidental that so-called "christian" sects in America are supportive of Judaism and even of Zionism, given that the origins of these wrongly called Christian, Joshuaist sects lie in Protestantism.

But then again, it must be said in all fairness that Protestantism is also an umbrella term that includes a few denominations that are not as radical.

As for Catholicism, it is a problem since it has gone from bad to worse since the Second Vatican Council, especially with ecumenism which opened the gates to Protestantist influence in The Church. The logical consequence of this is being a form of unofficial ecumenism with Judaism.

An interesting comment, by Kalevi: Definition of Europe

Most outrageous is the fact that it is those coming from a Protestant [and often Puritand and Calvinistic, neo-Judaic] background and tradition, point their accusing fingers to Catholics as "Judeo-Christians", perhaps reflecting their own [Judaic] understanding of Christianism.

[Gnist]

Originally Posted by Mynydd

Most outrageous is the fact that it is those coming from a Protestant [and often Puritand and Calvinistic, neo-Judaic] background and tradition, point their accusing fingers to Catholics as "Judeo-Christians", perhaps reflecting their own [Judaic] understanding of Christianism.

I agree. But I think what they're getting at is the fact that Catholicism still reflects some ancient ideals of strength, will-power and ethnocentrism, and that Catholic ritual is not demystified, while Calvinism puts more stress on predestination and has generally abstract theology, ritual and architecture. They seem to have taken Nietzsche's critique of modern ethics and his embrace of ancient ethics in reverse. Nietzsche is an interesting example, because his critique of Christianity can be seen as a reaction against Protestantism.

Those ancient ideals are also to some extent a part of paganism. And of course, ancient ideals are present in the Old Testament, but also in ancient Greek literature.

[Menydh]

Originally Posted by Seekers

I agree. But I think what they're getting at is the fact that Catholicism still reflects some ancient ideals of strength, will-power and ethnocentrism, and that Catholic ritual is not demystified

Catholicism of old, yes. At least before Vatican II. The changes occurred after Vatican II are too significant to ignore them when thinking of Catholicism today.