Diana Pasulka

That community had some books that we've just found out about in the 1940s. And one of the—so, you know, let's understand, too, in the first century— the early Christian church was almost decimated by Rome, okay? So, you know, it's a church that had been, you know, bad things were happening to Christians and to Jewish people. Their temple was destroyed by Rome in 70.

That community had some books that we've just found out about in the 1940s. And one of the—so, you know, let's understand, too, in the first century— the early Christian church was almost decimated by Rome, okay? So, you know, it's a church that had been, you know, bad things were happening to Christians and to Jewish people. Their temple was destroyed by Rome in 70.

So that group dispersed and tried to survive. So that's how they started to write things down because they couldn't keep an oral tradition alive. So they started to keep it going. So they wrote things, and some of those things we just found. They utilized, and this is really important too, they utilized the Plato's Republic.

So that group dispersed and tried to survive. So that's how they started to write things down because they couldn't keep an oral tradition alive. So they started to keep it going. So they wrote things, and some of those things we just found. They utilized, and this is really important too, they utilized the Plato's Republic.

So that group dispersed and tried to survive. So that's how they started to write things down because they couldn't keep an oral tradition alive. So they started to keep it going. So they wrote things, and some of those things we just found. They utilized, and this is really important too, they utilized the Plato's Republic.

So the early Christians used Plato's Republic too, which is a really amazing book. And if you haven't read it, well, it's a hard book to read. Again, it's very much like the Bible because it's ancient. But it tells a very important truth. And so it seems like Socrates and Plato were also onto this one God, right, of justice and truth. And that was somehow separate from their government.

So the early Christians used Plato's Republic too, which is a really amazing book. And if you haven't read it, well, it's a hard book to read. Again, it's very much like the Bible because it's ancient. But it tells a very important truth. And so it seems like Socrates and Plato were also onto this one God, right, of justice and truth. And that was somehow separate from their government.

So the early Christians used Plato's Republic too, which is a really amazing book. And if you haven't read it, well, it's a hard book to read. Again, it's very much like the Bible because it's ancient. But it tells a very important truth. And so it seems like Socrates and Plato were also onto this one God, right, of justice and truth. And that was somehow separate from their government.

Their government was not— just and truthful. And so they wrote a book about it called Plato's Republic. When I say they, Plato wrote it, but Socrates didn't write anything. So Plato wrote it. But that was being used by the early Christians. So what was important for them is important for me to know. So I want to know. I'm not trying to tell anybody what to think. I am not the minister of a church.

Their government was not— just and truthful. And so they wrote a book about it called Plato's Republic. When I say they, Plato wrote it, but Socrates didn't write anything. So Plato wrote it. But that was being used by the early Christians. So what was important for them is important for me to know. So I want to know. I'm not trying to tell anybody what to think. I am not the minister of a church.

Their government was not— just and truthful. And so they wrote a book about it called Plato's Republic. When I say they, Plato wrote it, but Socrates didn't write anything. So Plato wrote it. But that was being used by the early Christians. So what was important for them is important for me to know. So I want to know. I'm not trying to tell anybody what to think. I am not the minister of a church.

I'm not trying to advocate. But the way I do my, you know, and listen, I'm Catholic, but That doesn't mean that, you know, the Catholic Church, I'm not a representative of the Catholic Church. And I know a lot of people who are Catholic. And I look to see what people do, right? What do they do? And if I think what they're doing seems really good and righteous to me, I like that.

I'm not trying to advocate. But the way I do my, you know, and listen, I'm Catholic, but That doesn't mean that, you know, the Catholic Church, I'm not a representative of the Catholic Church. And I know a lot of people who are Catholic. And I look to see what people do, right? What do they do? And if I think what they're doing seems really good and righteous to me, I like that.

I'm not trying to advocate. But the way I do my, you know, and listen, I'm Catholic, but That doesn't mean that, you know, the Catholic Church, I'm not a representative of the Catholic Church. And I know a lot of people who are Catholic. And I look to see what people do, right? What do they do? And if I think what they're doing seems really good and righteous to me, I like that.

And I listen to them.

And I listen to them.

And I listen to them.

Yes.

Yes.

Yes.