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    The Perversion of a Saint: Augustine of Hippo and the Crushing of Donatism: The Roots of Christian Violence 2
    The Perversion of a Saint: Augustine of Hippo and the Crushing of Donatism: The Roots of Christian Violence 2
    The Perversion of a Saint: Augustine of Hippo and the Crushing of Donatism: The Roots of Christian Violence 2
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    The Perversion of a Saint: Augustine of Hippo and the Crushing of Donatism: The Roots of Christian Violence 2

    By Raymond Creed

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    This study argues that Anglican Bishops of Ghana Support for Anti-LGBTQI+ government legislation repeats the mistakes  Augustine of Hippo (in North Africa) made during His long struggle against the fanatical Donatist sect. In anticipation of the Anglican Bishops of Ghana, he invoked state power to crush an unwanted minority. The result of this was to set a highly dangerous precedent that other persecuting bodies like the Spanish Inquisition would follow. The fate of Augustine (and the North African Catholic Church he fought so hard to defend) should act as a warning to both to these Bishops and to all would-be church-based persecutors everywhere. A particular focus will be on how a Saintly man of God became an embittered persecutor with blood on his hands. His case demonstrated that having a great intellect doesn't save one from making great mistakes. It is assumed that when a Church resorts to persecution it has betrayed its mission.

     

    Readers may benefit from reading the first part of this series, 'The Ayatollahs of Anglicanism.'

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRichard Smith
    Release dateSep 29, 2022
    ISBN9798215545836
    The Perversion of a Saint: Augustine of Hippo and the Crushing of Donatism: The Roots of Christian Violence 2
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    Raymond Creed

    Published Under the Pen Name of Raymond Creed On Lulu Publications Facing the Unthinkable (2010) (What the Jewish People May Feel When They Find their True Messiah) The 52 Attributes of God (2011) (A Bible-Based Analysis of the Attributes of God – With Particular Reference to the Relationship between Divine Holiness and Divine Love) The Leeds Liturgy (2010) (A Prayer Book enabling Christians to ‘Worship God in Spirit and in Truth’) The Phantom Conflict (2010) (Bible teaching on the relationship between divine holiness and divine love in connection with Christian idolatry and the need for a balanced Christian life) Reaching Across the Chasm (2019) (An Unlikely Dialogue between a Male Religious Conservative and a Christian Lesbian Writer) Ancient Passions (2020) (Exploring the Spiritual Crisis of our Time) How I Became  Christian Regarding becoming Christian I was: - 1. Led by the Revd Richard Bolt to ask Jesus Christ into my life at a boys’ camp in Croyde North Devon, during August 1968 (and in late August 1969 and 1970 because I lacked assurance) 2. Finally re-born through receiving a direct vision of Christ at a Student Christian Union meeting (held in a student flat in Newcastle upon Tyne) on Saturday, 18th October 1975 (around 8.00p.m) 3. Baptized in the Holy Spirit at a prayer meeting on Thursday, 27th November 1975 (began to pray with tongues the following Monday evening) 4. Given a full immersion (Trinitarian) water baptism on the evening of Sunday, 5th September 1976.

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