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Essay heading: Baphomet - How The Church Created The Image Of The Devil
 
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Even so they were still considered 'devils' by the early Christian missionaries to America. As early Christianity developed, for the first few hundred years like other religions it adapted much of the pagan worldview to suit it's purpose. e.g. the myth of the Christ god was virtually a direct adaptation of the Mithraic religion...
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e.g. the myth of the Christ god was virtually a direct adaptation of the Mithraic religion. Christianity also had to compromise with local habits and customs, which is why many Anglo-Saxon churches had two altars; one for the Christians and one for the Pagans that also worshipped there. This was how the Christian missionaries to Britain surreptitiously commandeered exclusively for their own use the sacred sites, which Pagans had used in pre-history and continued with the adaptation of Pagan festivals...
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