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zipplewrath

(16,698 posts)

2. This kinda jumped out

Reply to trotsky (Original post)

Wed Jan 30, 2019, 12:36 PM

Jan 2019

The Church conquered pagan cultures best when she unapologetically insisted on imposing the form of her Faith upon the minds and hearts of the people to whom she brought the Word of God.

The author might want to think about how that "imposition" occurred before deciding to champion the practice.

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