Was Jesus A Collaborator To Roman Tyrants Who Made Invasions Possible And Nazism Ineluctable? Is It Why The Church Embraces Putin? 

TRUE HUMANS SPEAK OUT, SHEEP BLEAT:

In December 2025, Sophie Binet, head of the most powerful union in France, was “mise en examen” (equivalent to US’ indictment by a Grand Jury). Her crime (besides being a woman)? She had called capitalists fleeing France “rats leaving the sinking ship, motivated by greed”. The (fascist?) French government had resurrected a law from the Nineteenth Century, last used for the Dreyfus affair as far as I know… And no trade union chief was prosecuted for generations, even under the Nazis. This is as low as we have sunk. While Trump makes jokes, Europeans are busy killing liberty (equality was already a memory).

Martin Niemöller, a Christian professional, wrote, speaking of the Nazis:

“First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out — because I was not a socialist. Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out — because I was not a trade unionist. Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out — because I was not a Jew. Then they came for me — and there was no one left to speak for me.”

Niemöller was himself a German Lutheran pastor who initially supported Hitler, then became one of the founders of the Confessing Church, which resisted Nazi control of Protestant churches. He was eventually arrested and spent 1937–1945 in concentration camps, including Dachau.

The poem is notable partly because of his own complicity — he was writing as someone who had been one of the people who didn’t speak out, and deeply regretted it. It’s a statement of self-reproach as much as a warning to others: CHRISTIANISM DOES NOT WORK AS A HUMANISM..

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JESUS WAS A BROWN NOSE FOR ABUSERS And EVIL:

The religion imposed by the Roman tyrants had a mythical guy called Jesus who asked to turn the other cheek when abusers, violators, Barbarians, in one word: EVIL showed up. In other words, Jesus was a  traitor to humanity.

Here is the full passage from Matthew 5:38–44 (King James Version; initially written 50 years after mythical Jesus’ death, in polished literary Greek, not the Aramaic a Galilean Roman tax collector like the apostle Matthew would have used), which gives the complete context:

[38] Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth: [39] But I say unto you, THAT YE RESIST NOT EVIL: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also. [40] And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloke also. [41] And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain. [42] Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away. [43] Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy. [44] But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you.

So the “turn the other cheek” concept is Jesus directly contradicting the Bible’s Old Testament principle of lex talionis — “an eye for an eye” — which had originally been meant to limit vengeance (you can’t take five teeth for one), but which, as Jesus pointed out, people had distorted into a justification for personal revenge.

The passage is part of the Sermon on the Mount and is really about a whole philosophy: don’t retaliate in kind, be generous beyond what’s demanded, and love even your enemies. It’s a rejection of the cycle of retribution, not simply a command to absorb punishment passively. But it is also a disgusting acceptance of evil:  “DO NOT RESIST EVIL”. Jesus would have collaborated with the Nazis and millions of his followers in Germany in the 1930s and 1940s, did exactly that.

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GOSPEL MATTHEW WAS WRITTEN UNDER DOMITIAN TERROR:

The message of the mythical Jesus appeared in Matthew, a gospel written in Antioch, under the second dynasty to rule of the fascist empire posing as a decaying Roman Republic. 

By then a close-knit plutocracy was the real master of Rome. They were so evil that they erected as a moral principle killing ANYONE endangering plutocratic rule. 

In a famous dinner where emperor Domitian was present, the masters of Rome admitted as much. Yes, elites openly acknowledging at dinner, with the emperor present, that a conspirator’s only mistake was getting caught — is extraordinarily striking because it illustrates the “plutocratic principle”: that killing one of their own was legitimate business as usual, expected when necessary for collective plutocratic survival.

Domitian, following his father’s expulsion of philosophers from Rome, expelled all philosophers from Italy, after executing many, sometimes for writing parodies which could be interpreted as critical of the government or even of the emperor’s marriage.  This is the context for the writing of “Matthew”… Far from the teaching of the Stoic philosophers (the last philosophical group in existence), “Jesus” sounded as a collabo.

By enjoining We The People to not turn violent, which was the only way to destroy the plutocracy, the message of the mythical Jesus, prevented all and any insurrection. And indeed, it did not happen: in the following centuries, only Gaul would rise in full or partial rebellion (at some point even depicting itself as a “Gallic Empire”): the rest of the Roman empire would be absurdly quiet (the economy was doing well under the tyranny, archeology shows). Rebellious Gaul was a long tradition, coming from the ultra-aggressive mentality of the Celts, only Caesar had been able to handle it, and in any case it ended with the merger of Franks and Gallo-Romans under the benediction of Milan and Constantinople. 

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JESUS AS DIRECT CAUSE OF THE COLLAPSE OF THE ROMAN CIVILIZATION:

The point of view that Catholicism led Rome to ruin, was ubiquitous among the elite or in the countryside, in the second half of the Fourth Century after the state had become Catholic theocratic . Emperor Julian made it governmental policy (360-363 CE), but this (imperial and military) philosopher was Augustus for only three years before dying in combat in Mesopotamia while not wearing armor.  

Constantine, and his mom Helena, who partly invented and imposed Catholicism, also invented the lethal Inquisition and mass-executed people for frivolous reasons (for example “disgusting” Constantine, as all the priests of Egypt had, or having a book from the wrong bishop… Arianus…), Jesus was there in the background saying: “do not resist evil!”.JESUS IS A CASE OF BLAMING the VICTIM FOR “RESISTANCE”.

Constantine had conquered the empire with the help of Franks. But the Franks did NOT convert. Frankish generals held back. Gratian’s Chief of Staff, a Frank running ahead of his army, told emperor Valens not to engage the Goths before the Occidental army made it: the Frank was showing classical Roman military acumen, whereas Valens trusted God, thus condemning himself and his army.  Later Arbogast, chief of staff of an Occidental army made in great part of Franks like himself, selected a secular school principal, Eugenius, as Roman emperor and they went to war under anti-Christian banners with the support of the Senate. But Theodoric, a Catholic fanatic, employed the Goths to defeat the secular Franco-Romans he faced (394 CE, Frigidus battle). It would be another seventy years or so before the Franks assumed ultimate power on a sizable part of Gaul. They converted to (their own version of) Catholicism a generation after that.

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JESUS ORDERED YOU TO NOT RESIST EVIL:

The Roman people were not asked to defend their own Roman civilization against the Barbarian invaders. Rome could have drafted gigantic armies of millions, to easily defeat the puny Barbarian armies. But the plutocrats who owned Rome did not want to be subjected to armies of We The People. They preferred to make deals with Barbarians, precisely because then they could deal with fellow plutocrats. 

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Refusing to resist evil is a REJECTION NOT JUST OF CIVILIZATION But Also HUMANITY ITSELF:

Humanity has a Dark Side and an Enlightened Side. Both are necessary for Earth’s dominant superpredator and the architect of a space faring civilization. Jesus behaved as if evil was a minor inconvenience, better ignored, lest it contaminates those who don’t like it.

But actually evil can metastasize into plutocracy, EVIL-POWER,  where a few oligarchs and tyrants rule by the worst means, the most evil means, over everybody.  This is what happened to Rome starting with Octavianus/Augustus. Plutocracy tends to exponentiate, and this is why Rome went down (yes, Julian, had he lived 70 years, could have inverted that, and yes, the Franks  found the right balance of evil until they didn’t and invented feudalism, while expanding overseas…) 

Why does plutocracy exponentiate? Because strict rule by evil is not just unnatural, but impossible to humans. Humans, like other primates, have a sense of justice, an instinct for justice that is very strong. It can be overruled only by the worst means. This is why tyrannical regimes always escalate and can’t be extirpated except by a violence greater than the one they deploy. (Apparent counter-examples, such as the fall of the USSR, happened because the Soviet tyranny was deliberately shut down by Gorbatchev… So the Soviet tyranny, in the end, was not much of a tyranny…)

The connection of Christianism with Nazism appeared with Luther, who hated the Jews at genocidal level, and wrote even a book about “The Jews And Their Lies”. Luther had considerable support from some German potentates who used him as a weapon for gathering more power. This perpetuated a mentality for genocide which would further blossom. 

Jesus was just a Trojan Horse for Evil, initially contrived by Roman tyrants. We must resist him: take half of what he said, and point at that garbage as exactly how NOT to behave.

Patrice Ayme

Over the Easter weekend, supposed to celebrate “Jesus” return among the living, Trump bemoaned that the Pope’s criticism of the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran:

Trump: “Pope Leo is WEAK on Crime, and terrible for Foreign Policy. He talks about “fear” of the Trump Administration, but doesn’t mention the FEAR that the Catholic Church, and all other Christian Organizations, had during COVID when they were arresting priests, ministers, and everybody else, for holding Church Services, even when going outside, and being ten and even twenty feet apart… I don’t want a Pope who thinks it’s OK for Iran to have a Nuclear Weapon. I don’t want a Pope who thinks it’s terrible that America attacked Venezuela, a Country that was sending massive amounts of Drugs into the United States and, even worse, emptying their prisons, including murderers, drug dealers, and killers, into our Country…Leo should be thankful because, as everyone knows, he was a shocking surprise. He wasn’t on any list to be Pope, and was only put there by the Church because he was an American, and they thought that would be the best way to deal with President Donald J. Trump. If I wasn’t in the White House, Leo wouldn’t be in the Vatican… Leo should get his act together as Pope, use Common Sense, stop catering to the Radical Left, and focus on being a Great Pope, not a Politician. It’s hurting him very badly and, more importantly, it’s hurting the Catholic Church! President DONALD J. TRUMP”

Fundamentally popes appeared to serve the (Roman) plutocracy. What does the plutocracy want? Terrified subjects. What terrifies best? Nuclear weapons. So Popes are for nukes…. While claiming they are not, just as “Jesus” was against violence in others, but exerted violence himself to throw out, while using a weapon, all sorts of animals and people from the Temple… He just didn’t like whips when marring his delicate skin…

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Archangel Michael

Also called Michael the Taxiarch. A taxiarch is used in the Greek language to mean “brigadier,” or a commander of a company. In Greek Orthodoxy, it refers to the Archangels Michael or Gabriel as leaders of the heavenly hosts.

Michael is an archangel & warrior of God in Christianity, Islam, & Judaism. The earliest surviving mentions of his name are in the 2nd or 3rd centuries BC Jewish works, often but not always apocalyptic. In these works, he’s the chief of the angels & archangels. He’s the guardian prince of Israel & is responsible for the care of the people of Israel.

Christianity conserved nearly all of Jewish traditions concerning him. He’s mentioned explicitly in Revelation 12:7-12, where he does battle with Satan, & in the Epistle of Jude, where the archangel & the devil have an argument over the body of Moses.

The Book of Enoch lists Michael as 1 of 7 archangels. The remaining names are: Uriel, Raguel, Raphael, Sariel, Gabriel, & Remiel. He’s mentioned again in the last chapters of the Book of Daniel, a Jewish apocalypse composed in the 2nd century BC, in which a man clothed in linen tells Daniel that he & “Michael, your prince” are engaged in a battle with the “prince of Persia,” after which, at the end-time, “Michael, the great prince who protects your people, will arise.”

Enoch was instrumental in establishing the pre-eminent place of Michael among the angels & archangels. In later Jewish works, he’s said to be their chief, mediating the Torah, & standing at the right hand of the throne of God.

In the traditions of the Qumran community, he defends, or leads, the people of God in the end-time battle. In other writings, he’s responsible for the care of Israel & acts as commander of the heavenly armies. He’s Israel’s advocate, contesting Satan’s claim to the body of Moses.

He intercedes between God & humanity & serves as High Priest in the heavenly sanctuary. (So would this make him Aaron’s equal? We’re sincerely asking. Let us know your take in the comments.) He accompanies the souls of the righteous dead to Paradise.

The 7 archangels (or 4, as traditions differ, but always include Michael) were associated with the branches of the menorah, the sacred 7-branched lamp stand in the Temple, as the 7 spirits before the throne of God. This is reflected in the Book of Revelation 4:5. Michael is mentioned explicitly in Revelation 12:7-12, where he does battle with Satan & casts him out of heaven so that he no longer has that exclusive access to God as accuser (his former role in the Old Testament).

Satan’s fall at the coming of Jesus marks the separation of the New Testament from Judaism. In Luke 22:31, Jesus tells Peter that Satan has asked God for permission to “sift” the disciples, the goal being to accuse them. But the accusation by Jesus, who thus takes on the role played by angels, & especially by Michael, in Judaism.

Michael is mentioned by anem for the 2nd time in the Epistle of Jude, which is an impassioned plea for the believers to engage in battle against the incursion of the error. In verses 9-10, the author denounces the heretics by contrasting them with the archangel Michael, who, in disputing with Satan over the body of Moses.

According to rabbinic tradition, Michael acted as the advocate of Israel. Sometimes he had to fight with the princes of other nations (Daniel 10:13), & particularly with the angel Samael, Israel’s accuser. Their hostility dates from the time Samael was thrown from heaven & tried to drag Michael down with him, requiring God’s intervention.

The rabbis declare that Michael came into his role as defender at the time of the biblical patriarchs. Rabbi Eliezer ben Jacob said Michael rescued Abraham from the furnace into which he’d been thrown by Nimrod. Some say he was the “one that had escaped” (Genesis 14:13), who told Abraham that Lot had been taken captive & who protected Sarah from defilement by Abimelech.

Michael prevented Isaac’s being sacrificed by his dad by substituting a ram in his place. He saved Jacob, while still in his mom’s womb, from death at the hands of Samuel. Michael later prevented Laban from hurting Jacob. The midrash Exodus Rabbah holds that Michael exercised his function as an advocate of Israel at the time of the Exodus & destroyed Sennacherib’s army.

Epiphanius of Salamis (circa 310-circa 320-403), in his Coptic-Arabic Hexaemeron, referred to Michael as a replacement of Satan. Accordingly, after Satan fell, Michael was appointed to the function Satan served when he was still 1 of the noble angels.

A painting of Michael slaying a serpent became a major art piece at the Michaelion after Constantine defeated Licinius near there in 324. This contributed to the standard iconography that developed of Michael as a warrior saint slaying a dragon. The Michaelion was a magnificent church & in time became a model for hundreds of other churches in Eastern Christianity.

In the 4th century, St. Basil the Great’s homily, De Angelis, St. Michael over all the angels. He was called “Archangel” because he heralds other angels, the title archangelos applied to him in Jude 1:9. The angelology of Pseudo-Dionysius, which was widely read as of the 6th century, gave Michael a rank in the hierarchy of angels.

Later, in the 13th century, others such as Bonventure believed him to be Prince of the Seraphim, the 1st of the 9 angelic orders. According to Thomas Aquinas, Michael is the Prince of the last & lowest choir, the Angels.

Catholics often refer to Michael as “Holy Michael, the Archangel” or “St. Michael.” He’s generally referred to in Christian liturgies as “St. Michael,” as in the Litany of the Saints. In a shortened archangel, is mentioned by name, omitting Saints Gabriel & Raphael.

In Roman Catholic teachings, St. Michael has 4 main roles or offices. His 1st role is the leader of the Army of God & the leader of celestial forces in triumphing over the powers of Hell. He’s viewed as the angelic model for the virtues of the “spiritual warrior,” his conflict with evil taken as “the battle within.”

The 2nd & 3rd roles of Michael in Catholic teachings deal with death. In his 2nd role, he’s the angel of death, carrying the souls of Christians to Heaven. In his 3rd role, he weighs souls on his perfectly balanced scales. The scales are a common object he holds in art.

In his 4th role, St. Michael, the special patron of the Chosen People in the Old Testament, is also Guardian of the Church. St. Michael was revered by the military orders of knights during the Middle Ages. The names of villages around the Bay of Biscay reflect this history.

The Eastern Orthodox give Michael the title Archistrategos, or “Supreme Commander of the Heavenly Hosts.” The Eastern Orthodox pray to their guardian angels & above all, to Michael & Gabriel. The Eastern Orthodox have always had a strong devotion to angels. In modern times, they’re referred to by the term “Bodiless Powers.” Several feasts dedicated to Archangel Michael are celebrated by the Eastern Orthodox throughout the year.

In Russia, many monasteries, cathedrals, courts, & merchant churches are dedicated to the Chief Commander Michael. Most Russian cities have a church or chapel dedicated to the archangel Michael. In Ukraine, the archangel Michael is the patron saint of Kyiv. He became popular from the time of Prince Vsevolod of Kyivan Rus’.

While in the Serbian Orthodox Church, St. Sava has a special role as the establisher of its autocephaly & largest Belgrade church devoted to him, the capital Belgrade’s Orthodox cathedral, the see church of the patriarch, is devoted to Michael.

The place of Michael in the Coptic Church of Alexandra is as a saintly intercessor. He’s the 1 who presents to God the prayers of the just, who accompanies the souls of the dead to Heaven, who defeats the devil. He’s celebrated liturgically on the 12th of each Coptic month.

In Alexandria, a church was dedicated to him in the early 4th century on the 12th of the month of Paoni. The 12th month of Hathor is the celebration of Michael’s appointment in Heaven, where Michael became the chief of the angels.

Seventh-Day Adventists believe that “Michael” is but 1 of many titles applied to the pre-existent Christ, or Son of God. According to Adventist theology, Michael was/is considered the “Eternal Word,” & the 1 by whom all things were created. The Word was then born, incarnated as Jesus.

They believe that the name “Michael” signifies “One Who Is Like God” & that, as the “Archangel” or “chief or head of the angels,” he led the angels; thus, the statement in Revelation 12:7-9 refers to Jesus as Michael.

Jehovah’s Witnesses believe that Michael is another name for Jesus in Heaven, in His pre-human & post-resurrection existence. They say the definite article in Jude 9 identifies Michael as the only archangel. They consider Michael to be synonymous with Christ, described in 1 Thessalonians 4:16: “with a cry of command, with the voice of an archangel, & with the sound of the trumpet.”

They believe the prominent roles assigned to Michael in Daniel 12:1, Revelation 12:7, Revelation 16, & Revelation 19:14 are identical to Jesus’ roles, being the 1 chosen to lead God’s people & as the only 1 who “stands up,” identifying the 2 as the same spirit being.

Because they identify Michael with Jesus, he’s considered the 1st & greatest of all God’s heavenly “sons,” God’s chief messenger, who takes the lead in vindicating God’s sovereignty, sanctifying his name, fighting the wicked forces of Satan & protecting God’s covenant people on earth. Jehovah’s Witnesses also identify Michael with the “Angel of the Lord” who led & protected the Israelites in the wilderness.

Members of the Mormon Church believe that Michael is Adam (of Adam & Eve fame), the Ancient of Days (Daniel 7), a prince, & the patriarch of the human family. They also hold that Michael assisted Jehovah (the pre-mortal form of Jesus) in the creation of the world under the direction of God the Father (Elohim). Under the direction of the Father, Michael also cast Satan out of Heaven.

In Islam, Mika’il (Michael) is 1 of 4 archangels along with Jibril (Gabriel, whom he’s often paired with), Israfil (trumpeter angel) & ‘Azra’il (angel of death). In other Islamic literature, Michael is associated with mercy. He asks God for forgiveness for humans & is 1 of the 1st angels who obeyed God’s orders to bow before Adam.

From the tears of Michael, angels of mercy are created as his helpers. Like Gabriel, with whom he’s often mentioned together, Michael is also a messenger. While Gabriel delivers messages from Heaven to humans, Michael delivers messages to the angelic world.

As the angel to execute God’s providence, he’s also associated with natural phenomena & causes rain upon the lands. Unlike Christian traditions, Michael is rarely shown as a warrior-angel, with a few references to the Battle of Badr by Suyuti as an exception.

The Miraj literature on occasion mentions both Gabriel & Michael as 2 angels who showed Muhammad Paradise & Hell. He’s mentioned in Shia supplication (Dua), reportedly handed down by the 6th Imam Ja’far al-Sadiq, in the prayers for blessings for the Bearers of the Throne.

The figures of Michael & Gabriel/Jibril serve as dual pillars of angelology. While they show up in the same texts, their “personalities” & mythological roles are distinct. Michael is the celestial soldier & protector. While Gabriel is the bridge between the divine mind & the human ear.

The name Michael (Mikha’el) translates from Hebrew as a rhetorical question: “Who is like God?” This name is actually a battle cry used during the primordial war in Heaven.

In the Book of Daniel, Michael is described as the “Great Prince” who stands guard over the people of Israel. Jewish Midrash expands on this. It suggests that Michael is the high priest of the Heavenly Temple. When other nations’ guardian angels argue against Israel, Michael acts as the defense in the celestial courtroom. Because after all, God is the judge of all.

Michael’s most iconic role comes from the Book of Revelation. Here, he leads an army of God against the Dragon (a.k.a. Satan). He’s almost always dressed in Roman/Medieval armor, standing over a defeated demon/dragon, holding a spear/sword.

In Catholic traditions, Michael has a secondary role as the Psychopomp. A Psychopomp is a conductor or a guide of souls. The 1 who “weighs” souls at the moment of death. This is why he’s sometimes shown with scales.

In Islamic tradition, Mikail (Michael) is 1 of 4 archangels. While Jibril feeds the soul (through revelation), Mikail is the Angel of Sustenance. He’s responsible for the forces of nature, specifically rain & lightning. Legends say he’s so moved by the majesty of God that he hasn’t smiled since the creation of Hell.

In the United States, Michael is the patron saint of paratroopers, police officers, & the military.

In the General Roman Calendar, the Anglican Calendar of Saints, & the Lutheran Calendar of Saints, Michael’s feast day is Michaelmas Day (September 29). The day is also the feast day of St. Gabriel & Raphael, in the General Roman Calendar & the Feast of St. Michael & All Angels in the Church of England.

In the Eastern Orthodox Church, St. Michael’s principal feast day is November 8. November 21, if they’re using the Gregorian calendar. Honoring him along with the rest of the “Bodiless Powers of Heaven” (angels) as their Supreme Commander, & the Miracle at Chonae is celebrated on September 6.

In the Coptic Orthodox Church, the main feast day is on 12 Hathor (between November 9 & December 9) & 12 Paoni (between June 8 & July 7). He is celebrated liturgically on the 12th of each Coptic month.

On April 7, the Oriental Orthodox Church commemorates the deliverance of the prophet Jeremiah from prison by Michael.

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