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“It took time for the church to come to terms with the ignominy of the cross. Church fathers forbade its depiction in art until the reign of the Roman emperor Constantine.... Now, though, the symbol is everywhere: artists beat gold into the shape of the Roman execution device, baseball players cross themselves before batting, and cancy confectioners even make chocolate crosses for the faithful to eat during Holy Week. Strange as it may seem, Christianity has become a religion of the cross--the gallows, the electric chair, the gas chamber, in modern terms.”

“It's a disgrace to see my church giving Holy Communion to a man who helped lead a reign of terror. What is the message? You kill, you maim, you commit crime, and you gain sanctuary. It's shameful.”

Men Giving Church Crime Holy Messages Gains Terror Commit Communion Reign Disgrace Sanctuary Shameful Holy Communion Reign Of Terror

Author:Curtis Sliwa

“In the reign of the Greek Emperor Justinian , and again in the reign of Phocas , the Bishop of Rome obtained some dominion over the Greek Churches, but of no long continuance. His standing dominion was only over the nations of the Western Empire, represented by Daniel's fourth Beast.”

Long Nations Church Standing Western Greek Beast Empires Rome Fourth Reign Emperor Dominion Bishops Continuance Justinian

Book:Observations

Source: Observations

“How is it that the Church produced no geometer in her autocratic reign of twelve hundred years?”

Years Church Atheism Hundred Positive Atheism Twelve Reign

Book:History of the Conflict Between Religion and Science: By John William Draper ...

Source: History of the Conflict Between Religion and Science: By John William Draper ...