The history of the church suggest a heresy is any belief the contradicts an existing status quo, even if that belief predates the currently predominant theology.
The reason for this is, as much as anything, organized religions exist to give one group of people — usually a ruling elite — power over another. Therefore, they perceived threat must be suppressed.
The history of the church suggest a heresy is any belief the contradicts an existing status quo, even if that belief predates the currently predominant theology.
The reason for this is, as much as anything, organized religions exist to give one group of people — usually a ruling elite — power over another. Therefore, they perceived threat must be suppressed.