To: Caleb1411
It's all enough to bring to mind what Edward Gibbon, in his "Decline and Fall," said of religion in another empire: "The various modes of worship which prevailed in the Roman world... Not really a good example considering Gibbon pretty much mostly blames Christianity for the fall of the Roman Empire
15 posted on
12/20/2006 10:48:27 AM PST by
qam1
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To: qam1
Not really a good example considering Gibbon pretty much mostly blames Christianity for the fall of the Roman Empire Case in point ... how can one actually evaluate his claims without understanding Christianity and its Biblical basis?
23 posted on
12/20/2006 11:36:38 AM PST by
r9etb
To: qam1; r9etb
Not really a good example considering Gibbon pretty much mostly blames Christianity for the fall of the Roman Empire I've read his work and do not recall that conclusion. Can you cite chapter and verse?
36 posted on
12/20/2006 2:27:20 PM PST by
Jacquerie
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