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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

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