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To: BGHater

300? Yep that puts it about Constantine’s time. From Wikipedia:

Flavius Valerius Aurelius Constantinus[2] (27 February ca. 272[1] – 22 May 337), commonly known as Constantine I, Constantine the Great, or Saint Constantine (among Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox and Byzantine Catholic Christians), was Roman Emperor from 306, and the undisputed holder of that office from 324 to his death. Best known for being the first Christian Roman Emperor, Constantine reversed the persecutions of his predecessor, Diocletian, and issued (with his co-emperor Licinius) the Edict of Milan in 313, which proclaimed religious toleration throughout the empire.


7 posted on 11/13/2008 10:48:58 AM PST by lilylangtree (Veni, Vidi, Vici)
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To: lilylangtree; SunkenCiv
Constantine reversed the persecutions of his predecessor, Diocletian, and issued (with his co-emperor Licinius) the Edict of Milan in 313, which proclaimed religious toleration throughout the empire.

I cursed him for centuries, after he pulled that stunt. I NEVER suffered worse persecution!

There is NOTHING worse than having to sit and endure the ravings of heretics, and not be allowed to properly persecute them as they deserve!

And now, the damned Demoncrats, in the name of "political correctness", are stuffing my face into the same mess of pottage again!

Tolerance is intolerable, I tell you!

14 posted on 11/13/2008 9:23:30 PM PST by ApplegateRanch (The mob got President Barabbas; America got shafted)
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