I have insinuated at various points throughout the site that the established Church has been guilty of plagiarism throughout the years. This plagiarism is actually such an integral part of Christianity as to be vital to its very existence. This comes across as a harsh and confontational statement, but as can be readily seen from careful examination of the religions of Egypt and the Church's own canons, it is actually self-evident. To be fair to the Church, it had no other option, as the roots of the plagiarism were already embedded in its own roots... Judaism. (As far as Christianity's blatant copying of other religions goes, here's a thought to start with: have you ever wondered why the Pope wears a yamulke?) With Judaism heavily influenced by, or actually based on, Egyptian religious thought, then by neccessity Christianity and Islam must also be based upon the same concepts, and an unbiased examination of the three religions shows numerous parallels with Sethian/ Osirian/ Isian principles.
Remember that at the time, Egypt hosted the largest Jewish community in the world (outside of the nation of Israel), where they were not slaves, but respected artisans & members of the community. Judaic comparisons with Egyptian religious principles can be found as early as the book of Genesis, with the well-known story of Satan as the cunning snake in the garden of Eden. This is almost certainly the serpent Apep/Apophis, legends of which can be found in the pre-dynastic period. This would have been well-known to the Hebrews, as images of Apep were found in the tomb of the 11th dynasty Pharaoh Ankhitifi. It is around this same period that Abraham came to Egypt. The God Set, also known far back in pre-dynastic times would, therefore, also have been well known to Abraham. The annual festival of killing all animals sacred to Set may very well be the basis of the Hebrew's symbolic driving out of the scapegoat. As further evidence of all this borrowing of mythology, give some thought to the modern name for Middle Eastern people (Semitic)...Isn't this suspiciously close to the Ancient Egyptian's name for themselves (Khemetic)?
Moses in fact was born in Egypt, & a friend & former classmate of Rameses II. Is it surprising then, as the father of "modern" Judaism, an Egyptian influence found its way into their religion? As an example of this consider the Ark of The Covenant. Believed by scholars to have been made some time around 1446BC., the time period is coincidentally close to the reign of Ramses II. Not only have virtually identical "arks" (actually portable shrines) been found in tombs of high-ranking Egyptians, the images of the cherubim on the Hebrew model bear too close a resemblance to the traditional winged figure of Isis to be merely shrugged away.
This particular corruption of Egyptian beliefs has become so entrenched in Christian "fact" that one Christian webmaster wrote "They can be found at several places in Egypt, one of which is these Cherubim (winged creatures)..." And so Isis is relegated to the minor role of some mythological creature like a mermaid or similar.
While we are on the subject of Isis, she has been linked to the christian Mary Magdalene and the cult of the Black Madonna. This subject leads to the very foundation of Christianity itself, as evidence now points to Mary filling the role of Isis to Jesus's Osiris. This will be dealt with in more depth on another page.
Yet another hint of an Egyptian influence in christianity is the fact that even today, we still end prayers with the word "Amen". History tells us that Amen was a name given to Ra in a doomed attempt to turn the Egyptians into monethiasts. After the failure of the "one God" attempt, the name survived as Amen-Ra.
The christian Sanctuary is a scaled-down version of the Egyptian original... the sanctuary is kept in relative darkness behind the altar, only a dim red light signifying the fact that the God is in residence. Roman Catholics accept the fact that the spirit of their God lies behind the doors without hesitation. Is this so different from the Egyptian sanctuary? Kept in darkness, accessable only by the priest, the shrine doors conceal the statues and images of the Gods. Yet this is condemned as "pagan" or "heathen" by the Church. The Lord's Prayer, a cornerstone of christianity, was lifted straight from "The Book Of Coming Forth By Day", better known as "The Book Of The Dead".
Further Christian parallels with the Osirian religion were Isis's virgin birth of Horus, Osiris being killed on a Friday, resurrected after three days, (shades of Easter!) and the date of his resurrection, or new birth, being December 25th.
The Church's main tool for the conversion of the "pagans" was always the appropriation of the local religion's most holy days and rituals. This allowed the locals to feel they were still worshipping the old Gods in the accustomed ways, while the Church could afford to allow their teachings to seep slowly into the worshipper's minds over the fullness of time. Christmas day, Halloween, May Day, Easter... all have their origins as pagan festivals, yet the same days in their original contexts are condemned by the very organisation that now reveres them.
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