...the superstitious, part of their subjects. The various modes of worship, which prevailed in the Roman world, were all considered by the people as equally...produced not only mutual indulgence, but even religious concord.51 There were some exceptions to that for the Christians, mostly under the rule of Marcus Aurelius....

...discussion of religion with this observation: "The various modes of worship which prevailed in the Roman world were all considered by the people as equally...equally false; and by the magistrate as equally useful." As we have seen, belief in God in the modern world is a function of a complex array of reasons that,...

...Gibbon, referring to Roman religion, writes, "The various modes of worship, which prevailed in the Roman world, were all considered by the people, as equally...as equally false; and by the magistrate, as equally useful."22 The impossibility of logically differentiating among religions is reinforced by the capriciousness...

...beginning with the prevailing tolerant, skeptical attitude toward the "various modes of worship" which were considered "by the people as equally true; by the...equally false; and by the magistrate, as equally useful" (1: 56 ).42 He also details the architectural accomplishments and public works of the first century....

...by Edward Gibbon when he remarked that "the various modes of worship, which prevailed in the Roman world, were all considered by the people, as equally...false; and by the magistrate, as equally useful." Islam was never prepared, either in theory or in practice, to accord full equality to those who held...

...The historian Edward Gibbon once wrote, "The various modes of worship, which prevailed in the Roman world, were all considered by the people as equally...false; and by the magistrate, as equally useful." 1 I am glad that Jesus did not hold any of those opinions. He did not say that all religions are equally...

...Roman Empire elegantly put it this way, 'the various modes of worship, which prevailed in the Roman world, were all considered by the people as equally...equally false; and by the magistrate, as equally useful' (chapter 2). There is a sense in which the relativism of religion within modern European society may...

...they go to Hell. — Ben Jonson (1572-1637) The various modes of worship which prevailed in the Roman world were all considered by the people as equally...equally false; and by the magistrate as equally useful. — Gibbon Fanaticism in religion is the alliance of the passions she condemns with the dogmas she...

...May 20, 1866; also, June 17,1866, July 1 1 and Dec. 28, 1868. as equally true; by the philosophers, as equally false; and by the magistrate, as equally...only mutual indulgence, but even religious concord." The editors of Cumberland Presbyterian Theological Medium in effect replied to all such arguments on...

...like that of Rome as described by Gibbon: 'The various modes of worship, which prevailed in the Roman world, were all considered by the people, as equally...as equally false; and by the magistrate as equally useful.'1 But is it really the cranky, oversensitive philosopher who spoils the party? William Clifford...