Post #1491896

2026-04-14 05:53 UTC

Jesus, by far. The people who have been murdered in his name is probably close to or over a good billion, right? He’s not really a “foundational figure of Christianity” though, his image was just co-opted by the Roman empire which then created the religion also co-opting the actual “Jewish revival” Jesus was at the core of (bringing the fundamentals of monotheism back into mind and expanding the teachings to everyone, not just a small select community).

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@bestboyfriendintheworld@sh.itjust.works 2026-04-15 06:41

Jesus never asked for wars in his name though. It’s not part of his teachings. Christianity changed a lot once it became the dominant religion of the Roman Empire. However Christianity also brought a lot of positive social changes with the focus on forgiveness and helping the unfortunate for example. It was spread by conquest, but also peaceful friendly missionaries. These missionaries often invented a writing system for the illiterate people they visited.

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