Nick AKA Santa Claus) punched out (some say slapped) Arius. High points of the con included the day when Nicholas of Myra (yeah, that St. Much of what we know about Nicea comes from Eusebius of Caesarea, who live-blogged the whole thing. (The top of every page was marked with a flashing icon labeled “Breaking!” while the bottom of each page said, “Must credit Athanasius!”) (When Constantine heard this he said, “Can’t you guys just get along? Why not agree to disagree like every other friggin’ philosopher since Plato was a pup, and get on with your lives?” to which both sides answered “No!!!!eleventy!!!” and thus Nicea.)Īt the time Athanasius was best known for his blog, Athanasius Contra Mundum. Both sides had copies of old fanzines to support their views. The other side, championed by Athanasius, held that Jesus was actually Totally God Since Forever. In coming up with a creed, the biggest question was “What is the Nature of Christ?” One side, led by the pious and scholarly Arius, held that Jesus was the first and greatest of God’s creations (that is, essentially, Top Angel). The big question was the Creed, or What Do We Believe, Anyway? (Other questions included “What Do We Do With the Christians Who Supported Licinius?”, “What Do We Do With Christians Who, Faced With Persecution, Said, ‘Sacrifice To Zeus? Hoo Boy Yeah! Me an’ Zeus, We’re Tight!’”, and “Can Guys Who Have Been Castrated Be Deacons?” But I’m going to skip all of those to get to the main event.) Reportedly only five bishops from the Latin west attended, not including the Bishop of Rome (Pope Sylvester I - but he did send two priests as legates). Athanasius may have been counting non-voting members since he himself was there as the secretary of Bishop Alexander of Alexandria. Depending on who you ask, there were either “more than two hundred” (Eusebius of Caesarea), or 318 (Athanasius of Alexandria). So, all the bishops of the world went to Nicea. I’ll believe anything you say, but get it all in one sock.” He called NiceaCon One, and invited all the BNFs and SMOFs of the Christian world to have a business meeting and hammer it out. On what day.”Ĭonstantine was a Roman emperor, and a military man. To which the answer was, “Depends on who you ask. So, since Christ had delivered victory, Constantine said, “Okay, I’m a Christian now! By the way, what do you guys believe, anyway?” Finally the Battle of Chrysopolis, and Constantine was sole Emperor. Constantine and Licinius got into a war against each other. Hurrah!īut! Two heads can’t wear one crown. Then came the Edict of Milan, where the Emperor Constantine and his co-emperor Licinius (The Wicked Witch Emperor of the East), decided that Christianity was no longer illegal. Constantine beat Maxentius and became Emperor of the West. (He’d seen a vision of Christ the day before, who said “In this sign ( In Hoc Signo, abbreviated IHS) shall you conquer,” and went with it.) Constantine began carrying either a cross or a Chi-Rho (accounts differ). Ever since the Battle of Milvian Bridge (against Maxentius, one of Constantine’s co-emperors), Constantine had been using Christian symbols.
Second century: People who knew people who knew Christ and the apostles are alive.People who knew Christ and the apostles are alive. First century: Christ and the apostles are alive.By the time you got to a copy of a copy of a retelling of a conflation it was getting hard to figure out what had been an episode of the show and what was someone’s AU RPF. I pass lightly over the years, the times of persecutions, the Christians being thrown to the lions, the meetings by night in the catacombs (which is why, to this day, people entering instruction to convert to Christianity are called “catechumens” (actually this is a false etymology the word comes from the Greek for “someone being instructed” but the other story is more fun)).īack to the Bible: lots of Christian fic out there.
Others copied out samizdat versions of the tie-in novels. Some of the fans told and retold all the episodes of the show that they had seen. Unfortunately it was canceled by the network after just three seasons, leaving behind a small but very devoted fandom.
Way back when, there was a popular show called Jesus of Nazareth. We’ve had recent threads about both sex and politics, so it’s time for religion. There are three topics that one is not supposed to talk about in the wardroom: sex, politics, and religion. Those who love sausage and the scriptures shouldn’t watch either of them being made. Posted by Jim Macdonald at 08:02 PM * 316 comments
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