The Message
Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2007 12:30 am
Salve amici,
I've been recently engaged in a debate with a friend of mine online who happens to be an atheist. One of the topics he constantly refers to in arguing against the Abrahamic religions is their insistence of a universal message present in their religion that applies to all.
This got me wondering what message is there in the Religio Romana? For me it seemed to be the highest honour I could pay to Rome. The more I studied its history and people, the more I saw them as quintessentially responsible for the formation of the Western world. The more I studied their culture, art and literature, the more in love with Rome I fell.
That admiration and beauty transfered over to the Gods.
So all this has me wondering, what message does the Religio Romana have? For you, if not for everyone.
Vale,
A. Flavius
I've been recently engaged in a debate with a friend of mine online who happens to be an atheist. One of the topics he constantly refers to in arguing against the Abrahamic religions is their insistence of a universal message present in their religion that applies to all.
This got me wondering what message is there in the Religio Romana? For me it seemed to be the highest honour I could pay to Rome. The more I studied its history and people, the more I saw them as quintessentially responsible for the formation of the Western world. The more I studied their culture, art and literature, the more in love with Rome I fell.
That admiration and beauty transfered over to the Gods.
So all this has me wondering, what message does the Religio Romana have? For you, if not for everyone.
Vale,
A. Flavius