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To: michael97123 who wrote (31149)2/24/2004 9:13:26 AM
From: Tom Clarke  Respond to of 793939
 
There are biblical scholars that make the case that Christianity was marketed to the masses, post Jesus

I suspect these are professional debunkers. They completely forget the early martyrs of the Church, who chose death over renouncing Christ. The persecutions began right after the crucifixion and continued for at least a couple of hundred years. It was these heroic martyrs that planted the seeds that established the Church....



To: michael97123 who wrote (31149)2/24/2004 9:14:11 AM
From: DMaA  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 793939
 
I only replied because you stated yourself that you understood you were treading into offensive territory. I can't think of a more insulting comparison than equating the early Fathers of my religion with Terry McAwfull.