Posted on 06/08/2008 4:53:43 PM PDT by blam
Lesson 101 for conquering a culture…build your temple over theirs.
The Spanish did it when they kicked the Moors (Muslims) out of Spain and converted some of the mosques into churches as they did it when they conquered the Aztecs by building the Mexico City Cathedral over the Aztec Altars. Similarly, pagan temples where converted into churches throughout Europe in the early Christian years.
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