The origin of three religions.

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Since this is something i find interesting, i'll post it.

Christianity.

Christianity started off with Jesus, he died, his disciple's carried his teaching and religion with them. It spread like wildfire, but not enough to get a majority againts the roman gods.

Persecution: Of the three i'd say Christianity is first. Why? Because in the start, they slaughtered christians. The Christian people did not start out like the other three, they were not just a group of same ethnicity people. They put them in the gladiators pit, made them fight lions, pretty much they were the equivalent of slaves but without the origin of one.
Building: Funny story, you know that big old empire of Rome? Yeah well turns out sometime after slaughtering christians day in and day out they just adapted it as their major religion.
1. Of course this was great for the christians, no more getting killed all the time.
2. But at the same time this lead to what is generally known from that: all the wars in the name of Christianity.
3. Of course, the original disciples were long dead, jesus gone, and the only people left had been suffering for generations. But the roman empire was a vast empire, and they LOVED war/conquest. It obviously went against the teaching of christianity but the alternative was to keep getting slaughtered.


Islam.

Islam started off with Muhammed, he fled to medina, came back and conquered mecca. Then it spread as all religions do, through the natural war of humans.

Persecution: Well Muslims weren't really persecuted.(They place last in this part). The few people that died in the start were slaves, and the people who were "persecuted" were not numerous enough to note.

Building: Funny story, did you know that conquest actually spread Islam?
1. Ok so at first muhammed fled from mecca, went to medina.
2. Eventually got a big enough force, took Mecca.
3. Then after he died Islam became pretty much spread through conquest just like the Romans, joining an empire for such cause.
4. Of course, this spreading was the same as mecca and such, and was actually approved through the Religion.


Judaism.

Judaism is believed to have started primarily with abraham as the figurehead. It followed through history with the jews.

Persecution: Well pretty much slavery. (Places second).

Building:
1. All history of the religion being built pretty much follows this:
a) Conquer/genocide.
b) take the lands and build a nation.
c) Get conquered.
d) become slaves.
e) Get free.
-repeat.

In most cases its pretty similar terms.
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Anyway so the debate is: Does the origin of a religion effect the religion itself?