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To: Hermann the Cherusker
If you click on the link in my #3 post .. now this is funny!

314 Immediately after its full legalisation, the Christian Church attacks the Gentiles: The Council of Ancyra denounces the worship of Goddess Artemis.

324 Emperor Constantine declares Christianism as the only official Religion of the Roman Empire. In Dydima, Minor Asia, he sacks the Oracle of the God Apollo and tortures the pagan priests to death. He also evicts all the Gentiles from Mt. Athos and destroys all the local Hellenic Temples.

15 posted on 09/24/2003 8:05:09 AM PDT by NYer (Catholic and living it.)
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To: NYer
Poor babies! I guess after 300 years of martyring Christians, what goes around comes around!

They act like this was all a big surprise that a Christian state should consider the Pagans dangerous.

I find it funny that Christians apparently aren't gentiles (is the author implying they are all Jews???).
17 posted on 09/24/2003 8:21:24 AM PDT by Hermann the Cherusker
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To: NYer
324 Emperor Constantine declares Christianism as the only official Religion of the Roman Empire.
Constantine made Christianity a recognized religion; Theodosius (379-395) completed the process by making Christianity the only recognized religion.
18 posted on 09/24/2003 8:22:42 AM PDT by eastsider
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