Quote of the day!
Posted on October 18th, 2007 by Andrew Laine
Pastor Lindsey: …be thankful we live today, and not in Ancient Rome. Would you be very popular with your neighbors in Rome?
Me: (whispering to mom) Well, if your neighbor was a lion…
Well, the truly cheeky answer is – depends on if that’s early Roman, mid Roman or Late Roman. Early Romans were very tolerant of the religions they found and people were pretty much free to practice as they wished. Mid-Romans feared the Christians as a destabilizing force since they did not observe the veneration of the Emperor. It was considered a form of treason. Also they made a great scape-goat like the Jews in 1930s/40s Germany. Late Romans were officially Christian after Constantine, so it was all good.
Wow, I noticed my comment magically appeared. Did you turn on auto-allow people you’ve approved before? That’s what I have and I consider it to be the best compromise.