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Christian mutilation of Pagan inscriptions<\/strong><\/p>\n

Towards an Archaeology of Iconoclasm<\/a> is an ongoing academic project<\/a> about early Christian attacks on Pagan art, architecture, and writing. In this example<\/a>, an athlete’s inscription was attacked.<\/p>\n

Now, as mentioned, it’s a different “religion of peace” doing the same things<\/a>. Sigh.<\/p>\n

Tags: Paganism<\/a>, Iconoclasm<\/a>,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Christian mutilation of Pagan inscriptions Towards an Archaeology of Iconoclasm is an ongoing academic project about early Christian attacks on Pagan art, architecture, and writing. In this example, an athlete’s inscription was attacked. Now, as mentioned, it’s a different “religion of peace” doing the same things. Sigh. 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