DOVER BEACH The Sea of Faith  Was once, too, at the full, and round earth’s shore  Lay like the folds of a bright girdle furled.  But now I only hear  Its melancholy, long, withdrawing roar,  Retreating, to the breath  Of the night-wind, down the vast edges drear  And naked shingles of the world. 

C.S.LEWIS I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen, not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else.

Gnosticism Docetism Marcionism Arianism 325AD Council of Nicea convened

Roman Catholics – 1 Billion Orthodox – 218 million Anglicans – 70 million Independents – 275 million Other protestants – 400 million

The Greatest Commandment Mark 12 8 One of the teachers of the law came and heard them debating. Noticing that Jesus had given them a good answer, he asked him, “Of all the commandments, which is the most important?” 29 “The most important one,” answered Jesus, “is this: ‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one.[e] 30 Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’[f] 31 The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’[g]There is no commandment greater than these.”

The 33 Million Gods of Hinduism The 33 Million Gods of Hinduism. Why Hindus worship so many gods and goddesses is a real mystery for most people. In the West, where the mass majority of people are part of the Abrahamic faith tradition with one God, the concept of polytheism is nothing more than fantasy or mythology worthy of comic book material.