Sentences with phrase «by pagan beliefs»

Then it was taken ransom by the pagan beliefs.

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First and foremost, greeks didn't just give up zeus on the spot, they were converted first by the romans on pain of death and later when the romans converted to christianity, there were still pagans, no one just looked at their beliefs, decided they were silly and changed.
Christians in Rome were viewed as a threat to the Emperor (Roman Emperors, by the way, were not atheists, they tended to have Pagan beliefs — recall the Roman gods).
If I were harrassed by these hypocritical, war - promoting anti-abortionista's, I'd merely sue them on «relgious - hate - crimes» grounds, as my pagan belief leaves ALL failed culture war issues up to me!
Romney does not qualify to be called American by his hindu pagan faith, criminal belief, let alone make him a president of USA.
But in the seminar I attended (which was taught by a Pagan High Priestess, by the way...), I noted the belief of a creation, of an ongoing battle between good and evil, and of a coming final last battle, in which humans will join in the fight to defeat and vanquish evil from the universe.
this is to joe r, atheism is not a belief system or religion.christians call non believers atheists, thats not what i call myself, i just think your all deluded, and by the way i also think that all monotheistic religions are just the same as any pagan religion practiced before monotheism.
However, this statement flows out of your belief that sin is not a big deal to God and yet, apparently this sin of pagan death and blood is a big deal to God, enough for God to give us an illustration of how much he hates it by shedding his own son's blood.
And on campus many Christians have found that we really need Muslims to help us withstand the assaults of pagans in the department of religion and at the local shopping mall, I've watched conservative evangelical, Bible - thumping Christian students link up with conservative, Qur» an - thumping Muslim students — they are brought together by the realization that in many subtle and disturbing ways the modern university is aligned against belief in and fidelity to any God.
While the eastern half of the United States has been taken over by patriarchal, Christian fundamentalists, these women rule with the consent of men, and share a pagan, nature - oriented belief system.
The Waterfall of the Gods is so named because, according to the Icelandic Saga of Christianity, Thorgeir, a former pagan chieftain, denounced his beliefs by throwing wooden carvings of pagan gods into the falls.
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