The romantic movement in the early 19th century has hugely influenced the modern gothic movement in terms of literature and in terms of imagery. These poets and thinkers were largely atheists who tried to find meaning in the world around them rather than in the bible. They questioned everything.Some were excommunicated for this. Christianity is a religion in which you are not encouraged to question anything at all.You are supposed to take it for what it is. I mean didn't Lucifer get sent to hell for questioning god? This is what I don't understand. How can a christian follow a movement which was founded upon the questioning of religion and everything in general? Along with the fact that this questioning lead to some very dark imagery that I am sure that the christian religion wouldn't approve of.