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Originally Posted by Aquila
Pagan Christianity and other books like it are excellent at revealing the origins of most Christian practices and methods today. For example the following are purely pagan or OT observances that are not found in the biblical NT church:
Steeples
Sermons
Large Cathedrals
Altar Calls
Tithing
Dressing up for church
Eucharist
Clergy
Centralized teaching
And the list could go on and on. Yes, even the “sermon” is pagan. Biblical “sermons” weren’t Aristotelian rhetoric with points and applications outlined in a prepared fashion as we hear today from our pulpits. Biblical sermons were essentially free style teaching from the heart with the interaction of the gathered body. If you are not allowed to stand up and ask a question in church while your pastor is “preaching” his prepared “sermon”… you might be a pagan. 
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The opening poem is worth the price of the book.
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