Episode 3: The Age of Persecution
This Week In Free Speech with Jacob Mchangama
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The Extinction of Christianity
Pagan beliefs were already in decline, but the systematic banning of pagan texts and places of worship must surely have sped up the process considerably. The persecutions of heretical christians also took its toll. If it's difficult for moderns to mourn the extinction of pagan religion, then consider the consequences for free thought, reason and science. By persecuting christians, pagans initiated a vicious cycle ending with their own persecution. Tolerance is just a fancy word for suicide pact. No quarter should be given to the enemy of these ideals. It would be wrong to paint the middle ages as a dark age of doom and gloom. Amid the intolerant climate, centres of learning, reason
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