The Purpose of Life – An Alternative Worldview

I like what Mike in Canada commented above: same songbook, but with different lyrics. Each ethnic group developed it’s faith based on their own culture and mythology. While the Jews had their mythology, so too, did our European ancestors. The Christian faith was to Judaism what Protestantism was to Catholicism, an attempt to reform a religion. The Way was less a religion than a spiritual way of living. It was a wholly Jewish enterprise until offered to the goyim by way of steering it back toward religion. The message of Christianity resonated with the weak and the poor of the failing Roman Empire. Ergo its rise in the Middle East and Mediterranean. At the end of the day, religion is simply about power and control. Spirituality is a whole different animal and not dependent on any religion any more than are ethics and morality.

You may want to research how our ancestors “embraced Christ.” I used to think it was due to righteous and loving missionaries. I was wrong. In many cases, like with Islam, it was “convert or die.” Charlemagne had over 4,000 murdered in a day for refusing to convert. That was no anomaly. Kings were removed from power if they didn’t protect and prosper their people. Then they learned about “divine right of kings” from the missionaries. Conversion and tyranny resulted. There were bribery, coercion, and arranged marriages. One can learn a lot if one studies world history, church history, and the writings of the “Church Fathers.” These are objective truths. They can be proven.

To say that Christianity is responsible for civilization is to completely ignore Greece, Rome, the Chinese dynasties, Egypt, etc. To say that Christianity is responsible for Western Civilization is more to the point. While Christianity didn’t improve on the moral compass of the European people (again, do some research), Christianity did give us great art and music and provide a unity (while imperfect) that was the glue that held our Heritage American ancestors together as they built a great nation.

Faith is important, but subjective. None of us can prove “God.” None of us can prove our faith is the only true faith. Faith is subjective. I suspect that at the end of the day, none of us has any idea who or what “God” is. The Jewish/Christian Yahweh? The European pantheon (many Gods and Goddesses reflecting the different aspects of the one Supreme Deity)? I certainly make no claim to any objective truth in that regard. It is only in the absence of such that I prefer to embrace the faith, ethics, and morals of my ancient ancestors.

Again, I’m not asking anyone to change their worldview or faith. I’d been taught that my pre-Christian ancestors were evil, damned, worshipped demons, and had no ethics or morality. As Christians we’ve all been taught that, just as all Muslims are taught that all the rest of us are infidels. It was like the prosecution had fee reign to libel and slander and enter false evidence into a trial and the defense was never offered any opportunity to respond. I simply want to offer a defense with objective historical truth.

Why does it matter? Whether we want to admit it or not, Christianity is dead in Europe and dying here in America. Asatru is growing under the surface as are other understandings. Perhaps Christianity will have another Great Awakening, perhaps not. As Heritage Americans, whether Protestant, Catholic, Deist, Pagan, Agnostic, or Atheist, (that freedom of religion thing) we have a common resolve to attempt to restore our Republic. Fighting among ourselves, ad hominem attacks, snarky rebukes, do nothing to aide us in that great endeavor. I consider the European people and those of European descent to be my folk and any of those who embrace our Republic and the Nation that our Founders bequeathed us, to be my brothers. I hope you have enough tolerance, Christian love in your heart, and sense of connection with our Folk through the blood in your veins to feel the same.