Re: David Cross on Health Care

On Mon, 25 Oct 2010, Lance McLain wrote:

> > So we're back to my question:  Since when is statism a "Christian 
> > value"?
>
> Constantine?

You really wanna go there?  I mean, he might be regarded as a "saint" 
nowadays, but we *are* talking about a guy who was rather friendly to the 
Arian bishops and probably would have preferred that their side won the 
day, instead of the orthodox bishops who ultimately prevailed.

I don't mind that Constantine ordered a meeting of the Empire's bishops. 
I *do* question whether it was wise of him to turn the cross into a 
battlefield totem (dream or no dream), and I *especially* question his 
efforts to have Arius reinstated after he had lost the debate.

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