I think it's good to understand that the West emerged from paganism. It's healthy to know your history and have a respect for the past.
But, the reason that people weren't "civilized" back then....like you say...is precisely because they were pagans and sorcerers.
Who knows if there were human sacrifices. If there was some proof I wouldn't be one to doubt it. Why wouldn't people sacrifice war criminals?
Anyways, christians slaughtered tons of people for the simple fact of questioning their faith. The Roman Empire progressed with technology, science, philosphy, etc.. while the catholics believed anyone into that sort of things were of the devil lol. Not exactly civilized.
Edit: I just noticed you edited your post. I'll update this one.
To dawntreader: I don't think its right for races to mix together. With Racial assimilations comes cultural oblivion. I don't think all races are necessarily equal to each other either. Did the sub-saharan africans ever build a great civilization? No. (despite their Egypt claims, :rollseyes: ). I think certain races of people have "evolved" beyond the rest.
Look how many great nations/civilizations Europeans have built. Then look at Sub-sahara Africa.
Hence...no superior races anywhere on this planet.
Perhaps not. But I am a nationalist not a supremacist. I just want the EUropean race to survive and White features.
and they only have to do with outward appearance
Its not just skin colour:
http://www.michaelstevenson.com/contemporary/exhibitions/hugo/albino.htmMy point is: don't blame Christianity for abuses of the Catholic Church...Instead, blame the corruption on men that abused the power of a large centrally controlled beaurocracy.
Look at the ideology that christianity preached. It was a disaster waiting to happen. I heard many christians back then believed that questioning the Church/preist was "blasphemy against the Holy Spirit" (For those of you who don't know, its the one unforgivable sin in the bible). Its a very strict religion.