Here's one perspective on the past and religion

 The ancient Egyptians built huge pyramids that can almost be seen from space and their form of written communication was hieroglyphs or a form of picture writing so what came before their language? how did people communicate before the Egyptians?  They were dated back to 3500 BCE so let's look at this logically if we were to go backwards in time from now until then how did the people like the Mayans communicate?  My point is these were great civilization of which we have evidence that they DID in FACT EXIST, so if we think and go back farther how did tribes or family's pass down knowledge that would be remembered for many generations to come? STORYTELLING and then eventually man invented paper and also used rock to carve in, then with paper came the scrolls that were called the dead sea scrolls, then paper or the printing press and books came, then newspapers, telegraph, the telephone, then cell phone and the internet we have today.  My mother and father think granny is wrong because she believes the bible and that anything man touches is somehow corrupt but have they ever even once thought MAN created religion for morals, hope and comfort when nearing one's death or mortality. No one religion is wrong they all have roughly the same 10 guiding principles kind of like the TEN commandments but the ones that I believe in the most are about humility and the golden rule "treat others as you wish to be treated".  Also there's the fact we are at the days of the Tower of Babel where every person of any language or background can communicate effortlessly with one another, so is the bible going backwards? I know this because I've bought a real time translation headset and it works. I've also had to adapt the golden rule as well and instead of treating others like I wish to be treated (which by the way, doesn't work with some people) and instead treating people the same way they treat me, or bringing myself down to their level of treatment, which I don't like but in today's society sometimes you aren't given many choices.  

Now who put together the books of the bible and what happened during the crusades?  Bloody battles in the name of religion. I'll just post what perplexity.ai found as answers to these 2 questions.

The Crusades were a series of religious and military campaigns, primarily initiated by the Papacy during the Middle Ages (1095–1291), aimed mainly at reclaiming Jerusalem and surrounding territories from Muslim rule. The First Crusade began in 1095 after Pope Urban II called for Christian knights to aid Byzantine emperor Alexios I Komnenos and reclaim the Holy Land. A large army of mostly French, German, and Italian crusaders marched through hostile terrain, sieged and captured key cities such as Antioch (1098) and Jerusalem (1099). This conquest was brutal, with chroniclers describing massacres, widespread atrocities including rape, pillage, and murder of Muslims, Jews, and some local Christians considered heretical124.

The crusaders established several states: the County of Edessa, Principality of Antioch, Kingdom of Jerusalem, and County of Tripoli. Over the following centuries, multiple Crusades followed, including the Second Crusade (1147–1149), the reclaiming of Jerusalem by Muslim leader Saladin in 1187, and various campaigns until the fall of Acre in 1291 ended significant European presence in the Levant1458.

Many events from the Crusades are well documented by contemporary chroniclers and verified by later historical and archaeological research. For example, eyewitness accounts of Pope Urban II’s call to crusade at the Council of Clermont in 1095 survive in several versions, and archaeological evidence supports the scale and brutality of the Crusaders' conquest of Jerusalem in 1099, including evidence of widespread destruction and suffering125.

Thus, historical sources alongside archaeological findings provide strong verification for key events during the Crusades, including the First Crusade’s campaigns, the capture of Jerusalem, and the establishment of Crusader states. The Crusades also inspired a broad historiography that has studied their religious, political, and cultural impacts over centuries35.

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crusades
2. https://inside.charlotte.edu/news-features/2019-07-22/archaeological-evidence-verifies-long-doubted-medieval-accounts-first/
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historiography_of_the_Crusades
4. https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zmbmp9q
5. https://www.britannica.com/event/Crusades
6. https://www.britannica.com/event/Crusades/The-results-of-the-Crusades
7. https://crisismagazine.com/opinion/the-real-history-of-the-crusades
8. https://dcc.newberry.org/?p=14390
9. https://christianhistoryinstitute.org/magazine/article/crusades-good-bad-and-ugly
10. https://www.sultanandthesaintfilm.com/education/timeline-major-events-crusades/

Jerusalem is considered sacred by three major world religions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. These are the three Abrahamic religions, each of which holds the city as a holy place with significant religious sites and spiritual importance.

• Judaism regards Jerusalem as the holiest city, the ancestral and spiritual homeland of the Jewish people. It has been sacred for roughly 3,000 years, with key sites such as the Temple Mount and the Western Wall, and is deeply embedded in Jewish religious practice and prayer134.

• Christianity reveres Jerusalem as a holy city due to its association with the life, crucifixion, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. It has been sacred to Christians for around 2,000 years12.

• Islam considers Jerusalem the third holiest city after Mecca and Medina. It is sacred particularly for the Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Dome of the Rock, linked to Muhammad’s Night Journey and ascension to Heaven. Muslims have venerated it for about 1,400 years138.

No other major world religions besides these three Abrahamic faiths are traditionally recognized for holding Jerusalem as a sacred city.

Thus, three major religions—Judaism, Christianity, and Islam—hold Jerusalem as a sacred city1234.

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerusalem
2. https://www.touristisrael.com/religions-in-jerusalem/57236/
3. https://geoalliance.asu.edu/sites/default/files/LessonFiles/Ekiss/EkissJeruS.pdf
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religious_significance_of_Jerusalem
5. https://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/sj14-soc-jerusalem/jerusalem-sacred-and-contentious/
6. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpNDn_qrR5A
7. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-26934435
8. https://byustudies.byu.edu/article/jerusalems-role-as-a-holy-city-for-muslims
9. https://blog.judaicawebstore.com/jerusalem-holy-city-for-three-faiths/
10. https://www.pbs.org/video/sacred-journeys-three-religions-one-city-jerusalem/

Christianity is the most evangelical of all the global religions and I thought christians were supposed to tolerant, humble, non-judgemental, forgiving, and always want to help their fellow man.  

This is why I believe my family are hypocrites because they are none of these things.  My dad believes his version (there are over 200 versions of christianity in the united states alone) is the one right version.  I know for a fact he joined the church of christ because of how it wasn't connected to any other church therefore if one church went off the path it wouldn't take all the other churches down with it.  I believe churches are more a gathering place for people who believe similarly and are only good for community and talking with others.  I also know that many other versions of christianity simply pick certain verses and interpret them differently or focus on them rather than others.  I think if your gonna study a book you should view it as a whole not just pick and choose which parts to believe.

Back to my parents,  My father is also on a mission to attain a higher level in heaven somehow, which I have always thought was a selfish endeavor.  Mainly because he is only doing it to be on a higher level in the "next life" while being unempathetic butthole in this life.  He has a problem with listening to anyone, he only likes to preach or hear himself talk.   The only friends he used to have were from playing sports or holding fantasy baseball drafts but I doubt any of them kept in contact with him due to his lack of listening.  Who wants a friend than never listens?  No one that I know of but the strange thing is it seems like the liars and narcissist's are the one's who get the best jobs and are the one's in charge of other people yet they lack listening skills or empathy, that I do not understand at all.  My father also believes the earth is flat (even thou it can be disprove in 100 different ways) and my mother even believes the moon landing was faked which that particular conspiracy was started by one person in the 1970s and didn't become mainstream until the pandemic and the current administrations abundant use of spreading lies, exaggerations, etc.

Here's a song I created to help people remember as many as possible. 

Also If you check the facebook I lost access to during the last half of 2023 which is still up you will see when I posted exactly how I felt about him and one other thing, I CITE MY SOURCES.  My family can't even answer the simplest of questions yet since I don't follow their beliefs they pushed me out of their memories and even my mother said "I don't exist" and like I said on this youtube short I posted right after she tried to demean me... LMAO, she just made herself look petty and small especially since she was bullying her own son.

Thats all for now... enjoy and let LOGIC & REASON be your guide

not delusional parents.