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“But though such is our character (Oh. why should I speak of things unfit to be uttered?), the things said of us are an example of the proverb, 'The harlot reproves the chaste.' For those who have set up a market for fornication and established infamous resorts for the young for every kind of vile pleasure - who do not abstain even from males, males with males committing shocking abominations, outraging all the noblest and comeliest bodies in all sorts of ways, so dishonoring the fair workmanship of God.”

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Athenagoras of Athens

Athenagoras of Athens, born around 133 AD and died around 190 AD, was a Greek philosopher. His life and achievements are not well-documented in historical sources. more

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