Josh

Yeah. It feels like a break time, right?

Yeah. It feels like a break time, right?

All right. We'll take a break and we'll come back and talk about when Christianity decided that's it. We're going to change the narrative right after this. So

All right. We'll take a break and we'll come back and talk about when Christianity decided that's it. We're going to change the narrative right after this. So

All right. We'll take a break and we'll come back and talk about when Christianity decided that's it. We're going to change the narrative right after this. So

All right. So we promised talk of Christianity, stamping out paganism or trying to at least. And that started with Constantine, who was the first Roman emperor to convert to Christianity. Officially, I think you sort of hinted earlier that Christianity was a pretty smallish persecuted sect of people at first until Constantine came along and said,

All right. So we promised talk of Christianity, stamping out paganism or trying to at least. And that started with Constantine, who was the first Roman emperor to convert to Christianity. Officially, I think you sort of hinted earlier that Christianity was a pretty smallish persecuted sect of people at first until Constantine came along and said,

All right. So we promised talk of Christianity, stamping out paganism or trying to at least. And that started with Constantine, who was the first Roman emperor to convert to Christianity. Officially, I think you sort of hinted earlier that Christianity was a pretty smallish persecuted sect of people at first until Constantine came along and said,

Actually, I'm Christian now, and all the other Roman elites were like, well, if Constantine, the emperor, is Christian, then maybe we should look into this a little more.

Actually, I'm Christian now, and all the other Roman elites were like, well, if Constantine, the emperor, is Christian, then maybe we should look into this a little more.

Actually, I'm Christian now, and all the other Roman elites were like, well, if Constantine, the emperor, is Christian, then maybe we should look into this a little more.

Yeah, he dipped his toe in the pool publicly.

Yeah, he dipped his toe in the pool publicly.

Yeah, he dipped his toe in the pool publicly.

Well, yeah.

Well, yeah.

Well, yeah.

And they said, what is toast? And they went, you know when your bread gets too close to the fire and it tastes better? That's toast. I hadn't tried that. So Christianity is on the rise and they started to stamp out pagan religions all over the Roman Empire through the laws that you mentioned and through a pretty brilliant plan, which was literally demonizing them.

And they said, what is toast? And they went, you know when your bread gets too close to the fire and it tastes better? That's toast. I hadn't tried that. So Christianity is on the rise and they started to stamp out pagan religions all over the Roman Empire through the laws that you mentioned and through a pretty brilliant plan, which was literally demonizing them.

And they said, what is toast? And they went, you know when your bread gets too close to the fire and it tastes better? That's toast. I hadn't tried that. So Christianity is on the rise and they started to stamp out pagan religions all over the Roman Empire through the laws that you mentioned and through a pretty brilliant plan, which was literally demonizing them.