"The popular history of churchianity begins from 325 years after Christ, the 20th year of the reign of Constantine the Great, when the famous Council was convened at the City of Nicea.
"Those who have read the life of this august Roman Emperor will remember how remarkable was the character of this so called pious supporter of the church dogmas.
"He put to death his own son and his wife Fausta on groundless suspicion, cut off his brother-in-law Licinius and the unoffending son of Licinius and massacred everyone of his rivals.
"Nevertheless the Greek Church has canonized him, and adores the memory of St. Constantine.
"A bishop was kicked to death by another bishop in course of their arguments, and 137 corpses were left in a church to attest the convincing reasons by which the most ruffian side proved its orthodoxy.
"Such were the assemblies of saints who formed the pillars of the structure of Churchianity.
"A bishop was kicked to death by another bishop in course of their arguments, and 137 corpses were left in a church to attest the convincing reasons by which the most ruffian side proved its orthodoxy.
"Such were the assemblies of saints who formed the pillars of the structure of Churchianity.
"We can easily imagine the nature of the guiding spirit of those councils, which established the creed of the church.
"From the beginning of the history of churches, down to the present day, freedom of thought and freedom of speech, that are the most essential characteristics of true religion, have been suppressed; and fanaticism, bigotry, curses, anathema, religious persecution, tortures of inquisition and diabolical crimes have been committed in the name of religion. Hatred, cruelty and fighting have reigned in the place of love, mercy, kindness, peace and goodwill..."
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