Christianity started on the Jewish Day of Pentecost in the year of the Lord Jesus Christ's death and resurrection. It's beginnings are not related to Buddhism.

Hi,
I'm NOT sure where you have any shred of evidence or the least bit truth for making such claims, but I would kindly bid you to do a bit more diligent research and study before believing and clamiing such things...
Also, it's EASY to believe what man says for some reason, but then reject and doubt what God has said in HIs Word. Why is that? If we are all His creation, why do we look to each other for answers or truth. I think that if you could open up your mind enough to just read the Bible ONCE, you'd find that these thoughts and words are CLEARLY NOT the thoughts of man, though God USED man to pen them down.
Paul was a God honoring and God fearing man, who would NEVER go against what His teachings proclaim. Therefore, if you'd ONLY give it a single chance and read Romans Ch 1, you would clearly find the answer and see truth. Living under man's nonsense and thoughts and opinions, you will NEVER find truth, for you will only be another man's thoughts, who's a mere mortal like you and me. GO TO YOUR CREATOR FOR ANSWERS AND TRUTH AS ONLY HE HAS TRUTH. ONLY God is ALL knowing and ALL powerful, not man. He has created ALL things and it's by His Hand that we and all the rest of Creation were made...why not trying to go to Him finally for some truth and the answers for which you seek. IF you diligently seek Him with all of your heart, mind, soul and strength He WILL reveal Himself to you, and THEN (and only then) will you find the Truth, for He has said, I am the Way, Truth and Life and it's ONLY in Him that you'll find eternal life. If you've NEVER given much thought to where you'll spend eternity..PLEASE do that before you find it's too late. He's given us His Word for direction, guidance and the MEANS of bringing us to repentance and salvation. If you'd ONLY give HIs Word a chance, you would finally understand and know...
You've most likely given everything under the sun a chance..how about giving Him the chance now...before it's infinitely too late...
In God's Eternal Grace...
Acts 15:11
But we believe that through the grace of the LORD Jesus Christ we shall be saved, even as they.
Please read Romans 1:16-32, you've NOTHING to lose, but everything to gain!
16For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.

17For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.

18For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;

19Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them.

20For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:

21Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.

22Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,

23And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.

24Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:

25Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.

26For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:

27And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.

28And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;

29Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,

30Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,

31Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:

32Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.

Issobell, I'm sorry but you are way off...Have you ever read or study the bible? I really encourage you to then you would know where Christianity started. It wasn't a Buddhist sect or anything like that. Then you'll understand that it's not a religion but a relationship; a relationship with Jesus Christ...please stop mentioning the dead sea scrolls b/c any Historian or scholar will tell you that they're not legit and were written by people who hated Christians. I'll agree that there are a lot of Christians who are just plain idiots and in fact aren't just real Christians, those are the ones you see in media...they don't count for most Christians...so don't use those few morons as your perception of Christianity

Your a strange fellow.
Casey?

Mainly because it deported him when he was here illegally, along with Manuel, Guadalupe, and the rest.

I'm on it! Hang in there. Just trying to juggle animation with interface design :-)

Soooon,

-Mark

Well he began as a Jew and then he took a turn for the better! Sorry but I can't stand the idiocy of Jews who keep on and on and on. And for your interest I am not fond of Christians either. But that is because they keep on dragging in the Old Testament and forget that the poor shall be first.

Well, Mr. Fiore, now you've gone and done it.

You missed rule 343H-7SR in the Cartoonist's Handbook: Pursuant to 343H-6, the cartoonist's work shall refer to actor MCC0F-C ('Lord Jesus Christ') with a degree of respect that i) can in no way be reasonably described as more favourable than passive disdain, and ii) irrefutably demonstrates the cartoonist's loyalty to the purging of all things Christian in accordance with the guidelines provided in section 208.

And Mr. Iraqi Freedom called you on it.

This guy is like the Iraqi version of the Tourette's lady, but I think he's trying to tell you that he doesn't like the cartoon. It's even worse than the Junk-a-lunk that those USan, pot-hip, bugmug, boinksmart puddlekissers at dumbFOX put out.

I certainly don't think so, though. :D
Thanks for taking a chance (especially after that Danish cartoon fiasco shows the power of these things).

- COTO

Let us review said examples.

Luke 22:36-38: "But now," Jesus said, "whoever has a purse or a bag must take it; and whoever does not have a sword must buy one. For I tell you that the scripture which says, 'He shared the fate of criminals,' must come true about me, because what was written about me is coming true."
The disciples said, "Look! Here are two swords, Lord!"
"That is enough." he replied.

And the purpose of these swords?

Luke 22:49-53: When the disciples who were with Jesus saw what was going to happen, they asked, "Shall we use our swords, Lord?" And one of them struck the High Priest's slave and cut off his right ear.
But Jesus said, "Enough of this!" He touched the man's ear and healed him.
Then Jesus said to the chief priests and the officers of the temple guard and the elders who had come there to get him, "Did you have to come with swords and clubs, as though I were an outlaw?"

There are many good lessons in this scripture, but perhaps the most important is Jesus' very deliberate refusal to fight against his wrongful condemnation as a criminal, despite that the scripture clearly reveals his capacity to do so.

Moving on to Matthew 10:21-23: "People will hand over their own brothers to be put to death, and fathers will do the same to their children; children will turn against their parents and have them put to death. Everyone will hate you because of me. But whoever holds out until the end will be saved.
When they persecute you in one town, run away to another one. I assure you that you will not finish your work in all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes."

A grim foreshadowing of the persecution that Christians would (and in many places on Earth, still do) face because of their beliefs. I only pray it doesn't get quite this bad in the U.S. We're obviously at the 'self-aggrandizing, arrogant, vindictive -hole' stage.

> ...but at least no one has made a career out of murdering people in their names. The same can't be said for Christ.

Neither can it be said for democracy, for science, or for America.
Neither can it be said for any good, powerful ideal.

Sir should perhaps study the Bible before accusing Mr. Fiore, citing tidbits of scripture he gleaned off his favourite anti-Christian website.

Regards,

COTO