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What if christianity never existed ?
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RE: What if christianity never existed ?
(August 29, 2016 at 12:51 pm)drfuzzy Wrote: Since the Romans did not force religion on most of their conquests until the xtian virus took hold, then something probably would have sprung up to do the job in its place.

The Romans didn't enforce religion, they assimilated religions. More a political than a spiritual move, since they left the conquered ethnicities with what they knew and added it to their Pantheon. In that sense the christian persecution before it became state religion is to be seen on the same lines. They refused to adapt to the political system by offering to the emperor, which was considered treasonous. Nevertheless they weren't persecuted on a daily basis. Only among the first ones to turn to when a scapegoat was needed. Since we're playing what if - if christianity hadn't had it's claim of exclusiveness it would have been just another assimilated believe in the Roman system.
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What if christianity never existed ? - by Torin - August 29, 2016 at 11:20 am
RE: What if christianity never existed ? - by Minimalist - August 29, 2016 at 11:59 am
RE: What if christianity never existed ? - by abaris - August 29, 2016 at 12:27 pm
RE: What if christianity never existed ? - by RobertE - August 29, 2016 at 12:46 pm
RE: What if christianity never existed ? - by drfuzzy - August 29, 2016 at 12:51 pm
RE: What if christianity never existed ? - by abaris - August 29, 2016 at 1:13 pm
RE: What if christianity never existed ? - by RobertE - August 30, 2016 at 1:42 pm
RE: What if christianity never existed ? - by Aoi Magi - August 29, 2016 at 12:53 pm
RE: What if christianity never existed ? - by Minimalist - August 29, 2016 at 12:55 pm
RE: What if christianity never existed ? - by Jesster - August 29, 2016 at 12:58 pm
RE: What if christianity never existed ? - by Aoi Magi - August 29, 2016 at 1:02 pm
RE: What if christianity never existed ? - by Jesster - August 29, 2016 at 1:06 pm
RE: What if christianity never existed ? - by vorlon13 - August 29, 2016 at 1:10 pm
RE: What if christianity never existed ? - by RobertE - August 29, 2016 at 1:19 pm
RE: What if christianity never existed ? - by Minimalist - August 29, 2016 at 1:32 pm
RE: What if christianity never existed ? - by abaris - August 29, 2016 at 2:31 pm
RE: What if christianity never existed ? - by Minimalist - August 29, 2016 at 3:36 pm
RE: What if christianity never existed ? - by abaris - August 29, 2016 at 3:42 pm
RE: What if christianity never existed ? - by Edwardo Piet - August 29, 2016 at 1:53 pm
RE: What if christianity never existed ? - by Arkilogue - August 29, 2016 at 1:54 pm
RE: What if christianity never existed ? - by abaris - August 29, 2016 at 2:20 pm
RE: What if christianity never existed ? - by Pat Mustard - September 14, 2016 at 12:48 pm
RE: What if christianity never existed ? - by abaris - September 14, 2016 at 3:24 pm
RE: What if christianity never existed ? - by mlmooney89 - August 29, 2016 at 2:02 pm
RE: What if christianity never existed ? - by Arkilogue - August 29, 2016 at 2:30 pm
RE: What if christianity never existed ? - by abaris - August 29, 2016 at 2:34 pm
RE: What if christianity never existed ? - by Pat Mustard - September 14, 2016 at 1:07 pm
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RE: What if christianity never existed ? - by Pat Mustard - September 14, 2016 at 2:19 pm
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RE: What if christianity never existed ? - by Minimalist - August 29, 2016 at 2:24 pm
RE: What if christianity never existed ? - by Arkilogue - August 29, 2016 at 2:38 pm
RE: What if christianity never existed ? - by Minimalist - August 29, 2016 at 4:48 pm
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RE: What if christianity never existed ? - by paulpablo - August 29, 2016 at 6:07 pm
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RE: What if christianity never existed ? - by paulpablo - August 29, 2016 at 6:20 pm
RE: What if christianity never existed ? - by paulpablo - August 29, 2016 at 6:38 pm
RE: What if christianity never existed ? - by abaris - August 29, 2016 at 6:25 pm
RE: What if christianity never existed ? - by paulpablo - August 29, 2016 at 6:47 pm
RE: What if christianity never existed ? - by abaris - August 29, 2016 at 7:02 pm
RE: What if christianity never existed ? - by paulpablo - August 29, 2016 at 7:11 pm
RE: What if christianity never existed ? - by bennyboy - August 29, 2016 at 7:18 pm
RE: What if christianity never existed ? - by Arkilogue - August 29, 2016 at 7:29 pm
RE: What if christianity never existed ? - by bennyboy - August 29, 2016 at 8:33 pm
RE: What if christianity never existed ? - by abaris - August 29, 2016 at 8:38 pm
RE: What if christianity never existed ? - by Arkilogue - August 29, 2016 at 7:32 pm
RE: What if christianity never existed ? - by Pat Mustard - September 14, 2016 at 2:21 pm
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RE: What if christianity never existed ? - by abaris - August 30, 2016 at 1:13 pm
RE: What if christianity never existed ? - by RobertE - August 30, 2016 at 3:39 pm
RE: What if christianity never existed ? - by bennyboy - August 30, 2016 at 6:32 pm

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