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Why do some Christians not celebrate Christmas?
In early Christianity in the Roman Empire, there were many other religions competing with Christianity. To increase the appeal of Christianity, they fused many non-Christian festivals with a Christian overlay. For example, Christmas is the festival for the winter solstice. Since the roots of much of our celebration of Christmas are outside Christianity, some Christians choose not to celebrate the holiday.
How many Christianity gods?
Christians believe in only 1 God.
How many christians are their worldwide?
There are millions of Christians worldwide. Christianity is one of the most widely accepted religions among many cultures in the world.
What are Buddhists beliefs about Christianity?
Buddhists seldom think about Christianity as anything other than "another religion". There is no "Christianity envy" or Christianity phobia. Like Ghandi they probably " ... like your Christ, (but) do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ." The Dalai Lama has observed that the Christians Jesus espouses and follows many beliefs from Buddhism.
What role does Christianity play in today's society?
Christianity is the base of many charitable organizations. Many Christians seek to express their beliefs through politics.
How popular is Christianity in Australia?
Christianity is the main religion of Australia and many churches are spread throughout Australia where Christians can practise their religion. According to the latest census, 70.3% of Australians claim to be Christians.
How did Christianity influence Israel?
Christianity influenced the creation of state. This is because many Christians identified Israel as the birth place of Jesus.
What is the impact of Christianity on todays modern world?
Not as great as many Christians would like.
Why did Christianity spread to Americas?
Simply because many christians were amongst the first settlers.
How many followers of Christianity are there?
There are about 2.2 billion Christians. You can get more detailed information in the Wikipedia article on Christianity, and in the website adherents.com, among others.
What did Rome do during the beginning of Christianity?
Rome originally tried stamping out Christianity. Often times the Emporer's would blame the Christians for many problems going on in the country, and went as far as burning many Christians at the stake, driving the religion underground. However, this all changed when Empreror Constatine converted to Christianity.
What did many people in Rome think of Christians as?
At first, Christians would have been thought of as Jews. After the split between Christianity and Judaism, late in the first century, Christians were thought of as atheists.
