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Imposed religion, not imposed faith. That difference between religion as a civic duty and religion as a matter of faith was the core issue.
by jltsiren 3y ago
Imposed religion, not imposed faith. That difference between religion as a civic duty and religion as a matter of faith was the core issue.
- InTheArena 3y agoI think that's a fair comment. Christianity being a matter of personal faith rather than government mandate was a core issue. Like many empires, Rome could not survive a world where the state itself was not the deity.
- nyokodo 3y ago> Rome could not survive a world where the state itself was not the deity. Except it could, and did for a thousand years depending on how you measure it.