Tag Archives: christianity

First split hooved pigs in the Americas

Posted on May 16, 2020 by borderslynn

Image of wild boar in present day Hong Kong The species that make up the family Suidae are known as the pigs. All species in this family originated in Old World Europe, Africa, and Asia. Almost all of these pigs … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged animal welfare, christianity, Colombus, consumption of pigs, disease, domestication of pigs, jew, Latin America, muslim, palearctic, suidae | Leave a comment

The cult of Kukulkan/Quetzalcoatl and the feathered pterosaur reptiles

Posted on February 10, 2019 by borderslynn

Looking to the skies, the Mesoamerican peoples all revered the power of the great birds which flew above them, such as the eagle and condor. They also had respect and wonder for the many snakes which inhabited the land. It … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged belief systems, birds, chichen itza, christianity, guatemala, kukulkan, Mexico, pterosaurs, quetzal, quetzalcoatlus, reptiles, snakes, teotihuacan, yucatan | Leave a comment

The Berbers under religious avalanches

Posted on January 23, 2018 by borderslynn

Tunisia was originally named Ifriqiya by the Muslims, a name later given to the entire continent of Africa. That massive continent now, as I write this, using worldometer.info has a population of 1,273,897,847 with a landmass of 30.37 million km². We can … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged Berbers, christianity, conquest, egypt, france, indigenous, islam, muslim, near East, North Africa, spain | Leave a comment

Natural disasters as acts of God – or gods.

Posted on January 16, 2018 by borderslynn

Around 14000 years ago, where there were some adjoining islands in the Nile Delta, trading took place and became established until the city of Thonis-Heracleion was gradually built, intersected by canals. It had a number of harbors and anchorages and … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged arabia, christianity, egypt, gods, greece, idols, islam, mediterranean, Muhammad, natural disasters, paganism, Persia, power, Thonis-Heracleion, trade | Leave a comment

Romans left us with Christianity in a Savage Britain

Posted on July 10, 2017 by borderslynn

When the Romans left England in 410 AD the population had no understanding of how to govern, feed themselves or protect each other. 420 – Pelagian heresy outlawed in Rome (418) but, in Britain, supposedly enjoys much support from … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged 5th century, anglo-saxons, celts, christianity, england, germania, holy roman emperor, missionaries, religion, st boniface | Leave a comment

Debt as a Driving Force

Posted on July 10, 2017 by borderslynn

Philip IV of France (born in Fontainebleau in 1268, the second son of Philip III. His mother (Isabella of Aragon) died when he was three and his stepmother, Marie de Brabant, allegedly preferred her own children to Philip and his … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged Avignon, christianity, crusades, debt, england, family, feudal to civil society, Holy Land, kings and queens, Knights Templar, papacy, Philip IV of France, power, religion, roman catholicism, Rome, scotland, war | Leave a comment

Trade and Destruction

Posted on July 1, 2017 by borderslynn

Trade is all we seem to think about nowadays, and securing trade so that people can go about their lives without fear of starving is a major activity. Thus, when today we see Qatar blockaded, we see how quickly people … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged China, christianity, conquest, destruction, faith, Ghengis Khan, Middle Ages, Mongolia, religion, Silk Road, tolerance, trade | 2 Comments