Yes ..... Just think of Julian as an apostate .... He wasn't.
Freedom to worship in your way is not an idea that is new. However, a one sided operation to crack down on dissenters based on "apostacy" and "lack of reverence for the gods", is of all ages.
When the Franks tried to conquer the north, they had to acquiesce to freedom of religion. This is not just a god of the Bible of Wodan issue. There is a fundamental difference in outlook.
To the Frysians: freedom = life.
To the Franks: life = submission to the Church and the sovereign. (see Frysian law)
Frysians were monotheistic, believed in the allfather, creator of all things, that their mother Frya bore children by the grace of the allfather. Everything sprouts from themind of the allfather. Yet, there is one way to be in congruence with the allfather, and that is by living free. Their Ewa (note the word here. This is used in Avatar. And what is Ewa? Not "just" the law, it is knowledge, relation, connection, wholesome, regenerative, etc. We are presented such ideas as alien, but in reality, it is all too human. However, freedom was a gift of inheritance through frya [free è] = freie/vrije = The Free. (think home of the brave, land of the free). To live free was a sacred duty. There are many more items to mention, especially, their governance system, that actually was setup so, no one person or group could maintain for long a pressing influence.
And they had quite an interesting view on the relationship between men and women.
Through time this issue of freedom has raged on, and culminated in the reformation based on the idea of Christian Freedom, which the church did not want to acknowledge. Enter the Dutch revolt in 1581. What many do not know, the 15th century has seen several attempts to institute a bill of rights. And that culminated in the Act of Abjuration in 1581.
Fast forward to today, the issue of freedom, or rather: freedom as a prerequisite for life, is still a thing. Even more so, since every action of the DS evinces a plan to bring us under the boot of absolute despotism.
Once it is understood that life and freedom are not two dimensions but intricately connected such, that life = freedom, now you understand why the clarion call: Give me liberty or death is of all ages.
Julian, just like Marcus Aurelius, was one of those men who understood the menacing influence state religion as Christendom would have on the cause of freedom.
It is interesting to think about that, as most of the founding fathers were not "christians" you would probably find in your church. Constantine had his influence too, you know.
So, before lumping Julian on the heap for an autodafé, I would suggest to look at history in a totally different manner instead of biblical vernacular that can easily be misapplied and misunderstood.
Julian also reigned for 3.5 years, same as anti-christ's open reign, so he's always been seen as a forerunner of antichrist. They use the same friggen playbook.
Yes ..... Just think of Julian as an apostate .... He wasn't.
Freedom to worship in your way is not an idea that is new. However, a one sided operation to crack down on dissenters based on "apostacy" and "lack of reverence for the gods", is of all ages.
When the Franks tried to conquer the north, they had to acquiesce to freedom of religion. This is not just a god of the Bible of Wodan issue. There is a fundamental difference in outlook.
To the Frysians: freedom = life. To the Franks: life = submission to the Church and the sovereign. (see Frysian law)
Frysians were monotheistic, believed in the allfather, creator of all things, that their mother Frya bore children by the grace of the allfather. Everything sprouts from themind of the allfather. Yet, there is one way to be in congruence with the allfather, and that is by living free. Their Ewa (note the word here. This is used in Avatar. And what is Ewa? Not "just" the law, it is knowledge, relation, connection, wholesome, regenerative, etc. We are presented such ideas as alien, but in reality, it is all too human. However, freedom was a gift of inheritance through frya [free è] = freie/vrije = The Free. (think home of the brave, land of the free). To live free was a sacred duty. There are many more items to mention, especially, their governance system, that actually was setup so, no one person or group could maintain for long a pressing influence.
And they had quite an interesting view on the relationship between men and women.
Through time this issue of freedom has raged on, and culminated in the reformation based on the idea of Christian Freedom, which the church did not want to acknowledge. Enter the Dutch revolt in 1581. What many do not know, the 15th century has seen several attempts to institute a bill of rights. And that culminated in the Act of Abjuration in 1581.
Fast forward to today, the issue of freedom, or rather: freedom as a prerequisite for life, is still a thing. Even more so, since every action of the DS evinces a plan to bring us under the boot of absolute despotism.
Once it is understood that life and freedom are not two dimensions but intricately connected such, that life = freedom, now you understand why the clarion call: Give me liberty or death is of all ages.
Julian, just like Marcus Aurelius, was one of those men who understood the menacing influence state religion as Christendom would have on the cause of freedom.
It is interesting to think about that, as most of the founding fathers were not "christians" you would probably find in your church. Constantine had his influence too, you know.
So, before lumping Julian on the heap for an autodafé, I would suggest to look at history in a totally different manner instead of biblical vernacular that can easily be misapplied and misunderstood.
Julian also reigned for 3.5 years, same as anti-christ's open reign, so he's always been seen as a forerunner of antichrist. They use the same friggen playbook.