Arabs and Carthaginians

[MaxWilson]

DrPraetorious said:
EA Ermor is obviously meant to be Christian - but their spellcasters are not. Marignon, Pythium and LA Ulm are pretty clearly Christian with Mage/Priests.

"So.... the Manticore is... Jesus?"
"The Manticore is the *third person* in the holy trinity. He's of the same *substance* as Jesus."

Okay, this cracked me up.

-Max

[HoneyBadger]

Maybe it's like those tabloid magazines, where Jesus's face appears on a potato chip? except in this case, Jesus's face just happened to appear on a big winged lion with a scorpion's tail.

Who knows? maybe Elvis and the Great Mother will get together and have that alien baby.

It's a funny old world.

[VedalkenBear]

Praet: I guess I was referring to pre-Roman Mesopotamian cultures? Basically, the stuff that is covered by ME Arco and/or EA C'tis.

And I would _kill_ for a thematically cohesive Fire/Air nation. A recurring 'issue' of mine is that all of the magic combinations are not equally represented.

If Water is an integral part of Zoroastrianism, why not make a ME Caelum mod (which supposedly has those influences) and give them Fire magic? The Eagle Kings may not have died out, etc. etc.

Edit: Also, please be respectful of all religions. It's rather amusing/saddening how often religious tolerance is not equally applied.

[HoneyBadger]

I definitely agree with you, VedalkenBear. Religious freedom is something that we not only take for granted in this country, we often take advantage of it. Everyone should have the right to find their own way in life, whether it's through Judaism or it's offspring, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism-there are still a few out there-or anything else.
Personally, I'm more anti-religious than anything else, but that doesn't mean I hold the beliefs of others-anyone's beliefs-in contempt.
After all, it's a very mysterious universe and it's not a good idea to piss off gods, even gods you don't happen to worship, yourself.