Consider that councils of dudes in slick robes and weird hats who lived 300+ years after Christ may not have had everything right. Consider how different the US is compared to the US 250 years ago. Consider just how distorted things became during the Roman persecution of paleoChristians. Consider that “canonical” means the same thing as “fiat”. Consider that “loving your neighbors as yourself” entails openly exploring your neighbors beliefs and practices, not prejudicially dismissing them as demonic simply because they are unfamiliar. Consider showing some interest in what happened during the years not accounted for in the canonical gospels by looking into sources that suggest that Jesus travelled a lot and studied all over the world.

Read the entire Bible start to finish. This can be done in a year.

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And consider the sort-of missing 300 years between Christ and Constantine. What were the Christians doing then? Why aren't they around anymore? Why did so many churches reject the Council of Nicea and the Nicean Creed? And a million other questions that all lead to the same answer.