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IrishAfricanAmerican

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3. My personal belief...

Reply to Voltaire2 (Reply #1)

Wed May 19, 2021, 10:30 AM

May 2021

is that Constantine and his court looked around at their collapsing empire and made a desperate but ultimately wise political decision. They decided to usurp what looked to be a very effective and popular cult, (The adherents were loyal to the death for crying out loud!) permitting them to extend their empire under new clothing and continue their conquering of the world. It has worked for centuries.

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the history of christianity has been, since approximately 350 CE, Voltaire2 May 2021 #1

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