The Start of the State Church - Church Then & Now E7
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Buckle in everyone, Ethan Hoover & Matthew Maher discuss the start of the "State church" and universalism, who the "Queen of Heaven" is, and how changing the capital of Rome gave way to a church split and start of a new religion.**Show Notes: **

• Intro

• Recap for Season 2 and Episode 6

• Constantine and Licinius rule

• Edict of Tolerance (Edict of Milan)

• A marker of Universalism

• Constantine declares himself the head of both state and church 

• Paganism enters the church

• Gods/goddesses changes into “Saints”

• Nimrod and his mother-wife “the Queen of Heaven”

• The title of “Queen of Heaven” is passed down from Babel into every culture from that point forward, just repackaged in a different name.

• The “queen of heaven” in Catholicism: Mary

•  Let’s talk about celibacy

• Confession and a lot of other really good stuff

• More history about Constantine

• Constantinople: the beginning of the end of Rome

• A wedge is created from this capital change

• Roman Catholic Vs. Eastern Orthodox

• This wedge leads to another religion: Islam

• The fade of the Roman Empire 

• What we’ll cover next

**Resources: **

• **What Was The Edict Of Milan? **https://www.gotquestions.org/Edict-of-Milan.html)
• What Is The Origin Of The Roman Catholic Church? https://www.gotquestions.org/origin-Catholic-church.html)
• What Does The Bible Say About The Pope / Papacy? https://www.gotquestions.org/pope-papacy.html)
• Who Is The Queen Of Heaven? https://www.gotquestions.org/Queen-of-Heaven.html)
• **Who Was Semiramis? **https://www.gotquestions.org/who-Semiramis.html)

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