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To: Dat

Edward Gibbon thought much the same, that the pacifist bent of Christianity undermined the martial discipline of the Roman Empire and thus contributed to its decline and fall. That debate goes on, but if our civilization takes a similar course (as it seems to be doing), it won’t be because we’re too Christian.


17 posted on 05/24/2024 2:14:02 PM PDT by Orosius (“Wake America Up Again )
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The interesting thing is that it almost exclusively Christian-Germanic tribes that conquered the Western Roman Empire. At least the ones that settled permanently.


18 posted on 05/24/2024 4:02:01 PM PDT by Dat
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