> Those who wrote the prophesy understood that freedom of belief was key to the existence of the empire No. Don’t project American ideals on the past. There w

> Those who wrote the prophesy understood that freedom of belief was key to the existence of the empire No. Don’t project American ideals on the past. There was no freedom of belief like we would consider it. You were mostly free to belief what you wanted, but certain rituals and offers were a huge deal that had to be done. If you didn’t do that or participated in it you were considered a danger to the stability of society. It’s what the Christians found out.