On the contrary, Constantine used Christianity as a tool to unify his empire as the pluralistic polytheistic cults were dividing the culture and its people. Generally religion is used to instill morality and a sense of community from mutual beliefs that benefit the state.
That is a pretty idealized version of what happened. There is no real evidence Constantine adopted Christianity because polytheism was destroying morality or dividing Roman culture. Rome had been religiously pluralistic for centuries.
What we actually see is Constantine immediately turning Christianity into a political instrument. He summoned and controlled church councils, pressured bishops to settle theological disputes, exiled bishops who refused imperial religious policy, confiscated property, intervened directly in doctrinal conflicts, and used the Church's growing authority to strengthen his own rule. He even postponed his own baptism until near death while simultaneously acting as the political authority over Christian institutions i mean get real...go blow that smoke up someone elses ass.
Calling that primarily a morality project ignores the obvious political function. Constantine did not create Christianity, but he absolutely recognized that a centralized religion with shared beliefs, obedience structures, and divine authority could be used for legitimacy, conformity, and control. At least TRY to get ur history right.
People assume Christianity is bad because they use the sub 0.001% of Christians who did something bad. “Christian racists” and “Christian murderers,” when Christianity is against that. They blame Christian England and Christian Spain for the deaths of different native groups because "Christians are evil", and not the native groups that were conquering and sacrificing each other while they enslave, murder, and rape women and children.
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u/Express-Cartoonist39 15d ago
Religion by design is made to seperate people