Sentences with phrase «adapted by the pagan»
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Pagan holidays continued to be practiced and observed, but they were adopted and adapted by Christianity, and given new meaning and interpretations that fit better with Christian theology and ideas.
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Did you know that that story was adapted by Christians from Pagan folklore from the Sumerians?
I hope no one is really surprised... Didn't the Catholics help the disaffected Pagans by adapting Christmas and Easter... The Bunny of Christ...
Based on the exploits of two actual 19th - century highwaymen, Captain Lightfoot is the best of the trio, adapted from a 1955 novel by W.R. Burnett, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Oscar Brodney (who'd worked with Sirk the year before on Sign of the Pagan).