Rome\'s 3 biggest mistakes.

[M. Demetrius]

Well, this isn't the forum where a Christian can come to the defense of the Church, and in fact, many of the things described so far are the very things that I personally oppose about the "Early Church", and I'm a Christian.

I'm sure there were other religious groups and orders that were totally intolerant of those who believed differently...Nebuchadnezzar's attempted roasting of some Jewish prisoners, for example. Thousands of Christians crucified (Nero's Garden Party, anyone?) condemned to die in the arena by weapon or wild beasts, Egyptians were known to execute those who refused to recognize Pharoah as divine, etc. Sorry, friends, but none of that sounds particularly tolerant to me, but I'm just who I am.

No doubt we've crossed the line, now that the line has been drawn. I banish myself from the conversation lest I follow along in the usual path and it degenerates into another anti-Christian argument.