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Maybe by creating more unity in their societies?

• mrob 3y ago
  Alternatively, follow the pre-Christian Ancient Roman approach and maintain unity by assimilating foreign religious practices. I think polytheism makes this method easier.
  • Dalewyn 3y ago
    Christianity has assimilated other religions and their practices, though. As a prime example, many elements of Christmas such as the yule log originate from so-called pagan religions such as Norse.
    • KineticLensman 3y ago
      > Christianity has assimilated other religions and their practices, though. And over the years Christians have persecuted many when their beliefs didn't agree with the dominant interpretation. The Romans were relatively tolerant of indigenous beliefs, as long as they didn't lead to rebellion.
  • rsynnott 3y ago
    At certain points in its history, Christianity was fairly eager to ingest aspects of existing religions if it meant that they got the account (conversion). This eventually became controversial (eg see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_Rites_controversy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_Rites_controversy), but a lot of early regional Christian saints, say, are, well, suspiciously similar to pre-existing deities or other pagan figures.