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groovedaddy

(6,229 posts)
Tue Aug 7, 2012, 02:26 PM Aug 2012

Constantine's Sword documentary

(Just watched this last night. Powerful stuff! - gd)

Constantine’s Sword is the story of James Carroll; a former Catholic priest on a journey to confront his past and uncover the roots of religiously inspired violence and war. His search also reveals a growing scandal involving religious infiltration of the U.S. military and the terrible consequences of religion’s influence on America’s foreign policy.

Carroll focuses on Christian antisemitism as the model for all religious hatred, exposing the cross as a symbol of a long history of violence against Jews (and, most recently, Moslems). The film brings the history of religious intolerance to life, tracing it as a source of the fanaticism that threatens the world today. At its core, Constantine’s Sword is a compelling personal narrative — a kind of detective story — as one man uncovers the dark areas of his own past, searching for a better future.

http://constantinessword.com/

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Constantine's Sword documentary (Original Post) groovedaddy Aug 2012 OP
Bill Mazer couldn't stop talking about the book "Constantine's Sword" no_hypocrisy Aug 2012 #1
Note that when the Christians outlawed all religions except themselves dimbear Aug 2012 #2

no_hypocrisy

(46,060 posts)
1. Bill Mazer couldn't stop talking about the book "Constantine's Sword"
Tue Aug 7, 2012, 02:27 PM
Aug 2012

when he had his morning radio talk show on WEVD in 2000. He was fascinated by it.

dimbear

(6,271 posts)
2. Note that when the Christians outlawed all religions except themselves
Tue Aug 7, 2012, 06:19 PM
Aug 2012

in the Roman Empire, they made one specific exception, namely Judaism.

See the Theodosian decrees.

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