[anon743448]

What I find fascinating is that people seeking their roots and historical family tree always stay within their religion.

Almost all Muslim Pakistanis and Christian Indians somehow trace their family tree back to Middle East during the time period of their prophets. Many times it is obvious that even if they have any middle eastern DNA, it is negligible compared to rest of it. Why not learn about your ancestors who were not of same religion as you.

And why stop at 1400 or 2000 years back. Why not trace it further back.

And in the west, with superiority complex of European culture, many serious Christians get absolutely confused when you tell them that it is amazing how a middle eastern religion took over the entire Europe and the west. Some people even deny that Christianity is middle eastern.

[Reasoning]

> ...Christians get absolutely confused when you tell them that it is amazing how a middle eastern religion took over the entire Europe and the west. Some people even deny that Christianity is middle eastern

Many atheists make this claim but I've never met one of these Christians in my life. At least in my experience Judaism and Middle Eastern history were taught as part of my religious tutoring.

[spiderfarmer]

Luckily, christianity is very much on it’s way out in Europe:

https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/03/23/15/4A789846000...

[alchemist1e9]

Why do you see it as lucky? Has it been a negative influence on Europe?

[slashdev]

Or unluckily. Europe has Christian roots, values, and dreams. Cutting that out without also destroying or transmuting Europe is not necessarily possible.

It seems to me that the rise of woke ideology is an attempt to replace a religion sized hole in the fabric of society.

That objection aside, Europe is well below replacement birth rates. Should that continue, it will be replaced by cultures which reproduce. Is religion required for that? Maybe

[lukan]

"Some people even deny that Christianity is middle eastern."

Not really that many. Basically only some Nazi "christians" and they are not a thing anymore.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_Christians_(movement)