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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

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',! ,*RI/IAN REVELATION WAS ! TEA*+ /AT+ ! EQUALITY ( M51 ?AT ,GOD IS ! ,FA!R & ?AT ALL M5 >E BRO!RS4 ,IT /RUCK TO ! CORE ( ! MON/R\S TYRANNY :I* SUFFOCAT$ ! CIVILIZ$ WORLD2 IT %ATT]$ ! SLAVES' *A9S & ANNIHILAT$ ! 5ORM\S 9JU/ICE :]EBY A SMALL GR\P ( PEOPLE C\LD LIVE 9 LUXURY AT ! EXP5SE ( ! MASSES1 & ILL-TREAT ! SO-CALL$ WORK+ CLASSES4 ,?IS IS :Y ! FIR/ ,*RI/IANS W]E P]SECUT$ & :Y1 ONCE IT BECAME CLE> ?AT !Y C\LD NOT BE SUPPRESS$1 ! PRIVILEG$ CLASSES ADOPT$ IT & P]V]T$ IT4 ,IT CEAS$ TO BE ! CELEBRATION ( ! TRUE ,*RI/IANITY ( ! FIR/ C5TURIES & TO A SIGNIFICANT EXT5T BECAME ! TOOL ( ! PRIVILEG$ CLASSES4' 7,H5RY ,GEORGE7 

',! ,*UR*'S P]V]SION ( ,*RI/IANITY HAS DI/ANC$ US FROM ! REALIZATION ( ! ,K+DOM ( ,GOD2 BUT ,*RI/IAN TRU?1 LIKE FIRE ON DRY WOOD1 HAS CONSUM$ ITS \T] LAY] & BUR/ =?4 ,EV]YONE CAN SEE ! SIGNIFICANCE ( ,*RI/IANITY1 & ITS 9FLU5CE IS ALREADY /RONG] ?AN ! DECEIT :I* CONCEALS IT4 

,I CAN SEE A NEW RELIGION BAS$ ON TRU/ 9 MAN1 APPEAL+ TO UNT\*$ DEP?S )9 US1 BELIEV+ ?AT WE CAN LOVE GOOD )\T ANY RECOMP5SE1 & ?AT ! DIV9E PR9CIPLE EXI/S 9 MAN4' 7,SOLT]7 

',DO NOT ?9K ?AT ,*UR* ,*RI/IANITY WAS AN 9COMPLETE1 ONE-SID$1 =MAL VIEW ( ,*RI/IANITY1 BUT NEV]!LESS ,*RI/IANITY4 ,DO NOT ?9K ?IS1 = ,*UR* ,*RI/IANITY IS ! 5EMY ( TRUE ,*RI/IANITY & /&S 9 RELATION TO TRUE ,*RI/IANITY AS A CRIM9AL CAU<T 9 ! ACT4 ,IT MU/ EI!R DE/ROY ITSELF1 OR CONT9UE TO COMMIT NEW CRIMES4' 

,:AT ! RECALCITRANT SOLDI] SAID AT HIS TRIAL HAS BE5 SAID LONG AGO1 S9CE ! FIR/ APPE>ANCE ( ,*RI/IANITY4 ,! MO/ S9C]E & F]V5T ,FA!RS ( ! ,*UR* SAID ! V]Y SAME ?+ AB\T ! 9COMPATIBILITY ( ,*RI/IANITY ) ONE ( ! FUNDAM5TAL & UNAVOIDABLE CONDITIONS ( ! EXI/+ POLITICAL /RUCTURE3 ! >MY4 ,= A ,*RI/IAN CANNOT BE A SOLDI] & CANNOT BE PREP>$ TO MURD] ANYONE HE IS ORD]$ TO4 

,! ,*RI/IAN COMMUNITY ( ! FIR/ TO ! FIF? C5TURIES ,A4,D4 CATEGORICALLY DECL>$1 ?R\< ITS LEAD]S1 ?AT ,*RI/IANITY =BIDS ANY MURD]1 9CLUD+ MURD] 9 W>4 

,9 ! SECOND C5TURY ! PHILOSOPH] ,TATIAN1 A CONV]T TO ,*RI/IANITY1 DECL>$ ?AT KILL+ 9 W> WAS 9ADMISSIBLE = ,*RI/IANS1 AS WAS ANY K9D ( MURD]1 & HE REG>D$ ! HONOR$ MILIT>Y WREA? AS AN OBSC5ITY = A ,*RI/IAN4 ,9 ! SAME C5TURY ,A?9AGORAS ( ,A!NS /AT$ ?AT NOT ONLY MU/ ,*RI/IANS !MSELVES NOT KILL1 BUT !Y MU/ NOT BE PRES5T AT ANY SC5E ( MURD]4 

,9 ! ?IRD C5TURY ,CLEM5T ( ,ALEX&RIA CONTRA/$ ! 'W>RIOR-LIKE PAGANS'1 ) ! 'PEACEFUL RACE ( ,*RI/IANS'4 ,BUT IT WAS ! R5[N$ ,ORIG5 :O MO/ CLE>LY EXPRESS$ ! ,*RI/IANS' DISLIKE ( W>4 ,APPLY+ TO ! ,*RI/IANS ! WORDS ( ,ISAIAH1 :O SAID ?AT A TIME W\LD COME :5 PEOPLE W\LD BEAT !IR SWORDS 9TO PL[%>ES & !IR SPE>S 9TO PRUN+ HOOKS1 ,ORIG5 SAYS FIRMLY3 ',WE WILL NOT RAISE >MS AGA9/ ANY O!R NATION1 WE WILL NOT PRACTICE ! >T ( W>1 BECAUSE ?R\< ,JESUS ,*RI/ WE HAVE BECOME ! *ILDR5 ( PEACE4' ,REPLY+ TO ! ACCUSATION MADE BY ,CELSUS AGA9/ ! ,*RI/IANS :O REFUS$ MILIT>Y S]VICE 7= 9 ! OP9ION ( ,CELSUS ! ,ROMAN ,EMPIRE W\LD COLLAPSE IF IT BECAME ,*RI/IAN71 ,ORIG5 SAYS ?AT ,*RI/IANS FI<T MORE ?AN O!RS = ! SAKE ( ! ,EMP]OR1 BUT !Y DO IT ?R\< GOOD DE$S1 PRAY]S1 & BY SETT+ A GOOD EXAMPLE TO O!RS4 ,AS = >M$ COMBAT1 ,ORIG5 QUITE RI<TLY SAYS ?AT A ,*RI/IAN WILL NOT FI<T 9 ! ,EMP]OR'S >MIES1 NOT EV5 IF ! ,EMP]OR =C$ !M TO4 

,T]TULLIAN1 A CONTEMPOR>Y ( ,ORIG51 EXPRESS$ HIMSELF EQUALLY DECISIVELY ON ! IMPOSSIBILITY ( ,*RI/IANS BECOM+ SOLDI]S4 ,HE SAID ( MILIT>Y S]VICE3 ',IT IS NOT FITT+ TO S]VE ! EMBLEM ( ,*RI/ & ! EMBLEM ( ! DEVIL1 ! =TRESS ( LI<T & ! =TRESS ( D>KNESS4 ,ONE S\L CANNOT S]VE TWO MA/]S4 ,& H[ CAN ONE WAGE W> )\T ! SWORD :I* ! ,LORD HIMSELF HAS TAK5 AWAY8 ,H[ CAN IT BE POSSIBLE TO PRACTICE US+ ! SWORD :5 ! ,LORD HAS SAID ?AT ANYONE :O TAKES UP HIS SWORD WILL P]I% BY ! SWORD8 ,H[ CAN A SON ( PEACE P>TICIPATE 9 COMBAT8' 

,! CELEBRAT$ ,CYPRIAN SAID3 ',! WORLD IS GO+ MAD 9 MUTUAL BLOOD%$4 ,& MURD]1 :I* IS CONSID]$ A CRIME :5 PEOPLE COMMIT IT S+LY1 IS TRANS=M$ 9TO A VIRTUE :5 !Y DO IT 5 MASSE4 ,! (F5D]S ACQUIRE IMPUNITY BY 9CREAS+ !IR RAVAG+4' 

,9 ! F\R? C5TURY ,LACTANCIUS SAID ! SAME ?+3 ',!RE MU/ NOT BE ANY EXCEPTION TO ,GOD'S COMM&M5T ?AT IT IS ALWAYS A S9 TO KILL A P]SON4 ,IT IS NOT P]MITT$ TO BE> >MS1 = \R ONLY WEAPON IS ! TRU?4' 

,9 ! RULES ( ! ?IRD C5TURY ,EGYPTIAN ,*UR*1 & 9 ! SO-CALL$ ',TE/AM5T ( ,\R ,LORD ,JESUS ,*RI/'1 IT IS ABSOLUTELY =BIDD5 = ANY ,*RI/IAN TO 5T] MILIT>Y S]VICE1 UND] PA9 ( EXCOMMUNICATION FROM ! ,*UR*4 ,9 ! LIVES ( ! ,SA9TS !RE >E A NUMB] ( EXAMPLES ( ,*RI/IAN M>TYRS ( ! E>LY C5TURIES :O SUFF]$ ON ACC\NT ( !IR REFUSAL TO 5T] MILIT>Y S]VICE4 

,?US ,MAXIMILLIAN1 HAV+ BE5 BR\<T TO ! (FICE ( MILIT>Y CONSCRIPTION1 ANSW]$ ! ,PROCONSUL'S FIR/ QUE/ION AS TO :AT HIS NAME WAS1 ?US3 ',MY NAME IS ,*RI/IAN & !RE=E ,I CANNOT FI<T4' ,DESPITE ?IS /ATEM5T HE WAS 5ROLL$ AS A SOLDI]1 BUT REFUS$ TO S]VE4 ,IT WAS EXPLA9$ TO HIM ?AT HE MU/ *OOSE BETWE5 HIS DUTY TO P]=M MILIT>Y DUTIES & DEA?4 ,HE SAID1 ',I HAD BETT] DIE1 = ,I CANNOT FI<T4' ,HE WAS H&$ OV] TO ! EXECUTION]4 

,M>CELLUS WAS A SOLDI] 9 ! ,LEGION ( ,TROY4 ,BELIEV+ 9 ! TEA*+ ( ,*RI/ & ! FACT ?AT W>F>E IS AN ANTI-,*RI/IAN ACTIVITY1 HE TOOK (F HIS MILIT>Y DECORATIONS 9 FRONT ( ! :OLE LEGION1 ?REW !M ON ! GR\ND & EXPLA9$ ?AT HAV+ BECOME A ,*RI/IAN HE C\LD NO LONG] S]VE4 ,HE WAS IMPRISON$1 BUT :ILE 9 PRISON HE /ILL SAID3 ',A ,*RI/IAN CANNOT BE> >MS4' ,HE WAS EXECUT$4 

,AFT] ,M>CELLUS1 ,CESSIAN1 :O BELONG$ TO ! SAME REGIM5T1 REFUS$ TO S]VE4 ,HE TOO WAS EXECUT$4 

,UND] ,JULIAN ! ,APO/ATE1 ,M>T91 :O HAD BE5 BR\<T UP 9 A MILIT>Y 5VIRONM5T1 REFUS$ TO CONT9UE HIS S]VICE4 ,UND] EXAM9ATION FROM ! ,EMP]OR HE SIMPLY SAID3 ',I AM A ,*RI/IAN & !RE=E ,I CANNOT FI<T4' 

,AT ! FIR/ ,ECUM5ICAL ,C\NCIL 9 #cbe IT WAS CLE>LY /AT$ ?AT !RE W\LD BE A SEV]E P5ANCE = ,*RI/IANS :O REJO9$ ! >MY HAV+ LEFT IT4 ,! ORIG9AL WORDS ( ?IS RESOLUTION1 9 ! TRANSLATION RECOGNIZ$ BY ! ,OR?ODOX ,*UR*1 >E AS FOLL[S3 ',CALL$ BY GRACE TO ! PR(ESSION ( FAI? & EXPRESS+ !IR FIR/ FIT ( ANG] BY REMOV+ !IR MILIT>Y GIRDLES1 !Y !N GO BACK1 LIKE DOGS TO !IR VOMIT444 & !SE PEOPLE PRO/RATE !MSELVES BE=E ! ,*UR* = T5 YE>S1 BEGG+ =GIV5ESS AS !Y LI/5 TO ! READ+S ( ! ,SCRIPTURES FROM ! POR*4' 

,*RI/IANS :O REMA9$ 9 ! >MY W]E 9/RUCT$ NOT TO KILL ! 5EMY 9 TIME ( W>4 ,EV5 9 ! F\R? C5TURY ,BASIL ! ,GREAT RECOMM5D$ ?AT SOLDI]S GUILTY ( BREAK+ ?IS DECREE BE BANN$ FROM COMMUNION = ?REE YE>S4 

,?US1 NOT ONLY 9 ! FIR/ ?REE C5TURIES AT A TIME ( ,*RI/IAN P]SECUTION1 BUT EV5 AFT] ,*RI/IANITY HAD TRIUMPH$ OV] PAGANISM & WAS ADOPT$ AS ! PREVAIL+ ,/ATE RELIGION1 ! ,*RI/IANS /ILL HELD ! CONVICTION ?AT W> IS 9COMPATIBLE ) ,*RI/IANITY4 ,F]RUCIUS SAID ?IS QUITE EXPLICITLY & DECISIVELY1 & WAS EXECUT$ = DO+ SO3 ',*RI/IANS >E NOT ALL[$ TO %$ BLOOD1 EV5 9 A JU/ W>1 OR AT ! ORD] ( ,*RI/IAN RUL]S4' ,9 ! F\R? C5TURY ,LUCIF]1 ,BI%OP ( ,CAL>IS1 TAU<T ?AT EV5 ! MO/ PRECI\S BLESS+ ( ! ,*RI/IAN - HIS FAI? - MU/ BE DEF5D$1 'NOT BY KILL+ O!RS1 BUT BY ONE'S [N DEA?'4 ,PAUL9US1 ,BI%OP ( ,NOLA1 :O DI$ 9 #d#c#a1 ?REAT5$ ) ET]NAL TORM5T ?OSE :O S]V$ ,CES> ) WEAPONS 9 !IR H&S4 

,?IS IS H[ IT WAS DUR+ ! FIR/ F\R C5TURIES ( ,*RI/IANITY4 ,UND] ,CON/ANT9E ! CROSS HAD ALREADY APPE>$ ON ! /&>D ( ! ,ROMAN ,LEGIONS4 ,9 #daf A DECREE WAS ISSU$ =BIDD+ PAGANS TO JO9 ! >MY4 ,ALL ! SOLDI]S BECAME ,*RI/IANS3 ?AT IS1 ALL ! ,*RI/IANS1 ) ONLY A FEW EXCEPTIONS1 R5\NC$ ,*RI/4 

,OV] ! C\RSE ( ! SUBSEQU5T FIFTE5 C5TURIES1 ! SIMPLE1 9DUBITABLE & EVID5T TRU?1 ?AT ! PR(ESS+ ( ,*RI/IANITY IS 9COMPATIBLE ) READ9ESS TO COMMIT ANY K9D ( VIOL5CE1 EV5 MURD]1 AT ! WILL ( O!RS1 HAS BE5 SO CONCEAL$ FROM PEOPLE1 & HAS SO WEAK5$ ! S9C]ITY ( ! ,*RI/IAN RELIGI\S S5TIM5T1 ?AT = G5]ATION AFT] G5]ATION PEOPLE1 NOM9ALLY PR(ESS+ ,*RI/IANITY1 HAVE LIV$ & DI$1 P]MITT+ MURD]S1 P>TICIPAT+ 9 MURD]S1 COMMITT+ !M & PR(IT+ BY !M4 

,?US ! C5TURIES W5T BY4 ,AS IF MOCK+ ,*RI/IANITY ! ,CRUSADES W]E EMB>K$ UPON4 ,! MO/ DREADFUL CRIMES W]E P]=M$ 9 ! NAME ( ,*RI/IANITY & ?OSE FEW PEOPLE :O HAD CLUNG ON TO ! BASIC PR9CIPLES ( ,*RI/IANITY & DID NOT P]MIT VIOL5CE - ! ,MANI*EANS1 ,MONTANI/S1 ,CA?>S & O!RS - ONLY 9CIT$ ! MAJORITY ( PEOPLE TO DESPISE & P]SECUTE !M4 

,BUT ! TRU?1 LIKE A FLAME1 SL[LY BURNS ?R\< ! WRAPP+S CONCEAL+ IT1 & FROM ! BEG9N+ ( ! LA/ C5TURY IT HAS BECOME EV] MORE APP>5T TO PEOPLE1 & :E!R !Y LIKE IT OR NOT IT HAS CAU<T !IR ATT5TION4 

,?IS TRU? HAS MANIFE/$ ITSELF 9 MANY PLACES1 BUT ESPECIALLY NOTICEABLY 9 ,RUSSIA AT ! BEG9N+ ( ! LA/ C5TURY4 ,!RE W]E PROBABLY V]Y MANY EXAMPLES ?AT HAVE OCCURR$1 LEAV+ NO TRACE4 

,ONLY SOME ( !M >E KN[N TO US4 

7,S\RCE3 ,TRANSLAT$ FROM ,RUSSIAN BY ,E>?LY,FIRE,FLIES & ,WIKIS\RCE47 

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