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Posted by Tiglath (Guest) davidchibo@hotmail.com - Wednesday, September 22 2004, 14:26:22 (CEST)
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Dear friends,

I need your opinions on a couple of historical quotes that have recently been brought to my attention.

Now I'd like you to first read the quotes below then honestly vote on which of these you believe is the more accurate of the 3 options. Just vote for now and we can comment on the quotes later.

Thank you,
Paul Younan

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About 420 an alarmed Zoroastrian high priest came before Yazdegerd to complain that Christian evangelism was inducing mass apostasy from the state religion. The Christian cause was not helped by some arrogant attacks on fire temples by sincere but fanatical Christians, the most violent of whom were often converts from Zoroastrianism. The Shah could scarcely ignore open desecration of the state temples and the destruction of religious peace in his realm. He empowered the Zoroastrian clergy to persuade apostates from the national religion to renounce their conversion to Christianity and return to the faith of the empire "Not, however, by death, but by fear and a certain amount of beating."
*A History of Christianity in Asia, Samuel Moffett
Volume 1 - Beginnings to 1500
p. 159, Paragraph 2

Later in the reign of Yazdegerd, the Persian bishop, Abdas of Susa destroyed a Zoroastrian temple in the city; the king ordered the bishop to restore the building at his own expense. Abdas refused and the result was the order by the king to destroy all churches.
*A Brief History of Christianity in Iran, By Massoume Price, December 2002
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Was the Church of East Bishop's use of violence and disruption of religous peace.....

a. ....an attempt to gain new influence and followers from the Zoroastrian faith?
b. < Your main point that you believe may explain these quotes. >
c. < Your second point that you believe may explain these quotes. >

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Let the jury decide...... Tiglath - Wednesday, September 22 2004, 14:26:22 (CEST)
- Re: Let the jury decide...... parhad - 09/22 20:22
- I'll one up you.... Paul Younan - 09/22 20:27
  - Agreed... Tiglath - 09/23 15:39
    - Re: Agreed... Paul Younan - 09/23 16:15
    - CASE DISMISSED! Paul Younan - 09/23 17:35
      - Thank you Khizma! Paul Younan - 09/23 21:33
      - Re: CASE DISMISSED! Tiglath - 09/24 00:06
        Re: CASE DISMISSED! Paul Younan - 09/24 00:08

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