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Now, I've got a list of people who spoke out

against the English stage, not only in the first,

second, and third centuries but even during the

reformation time. I've got many quotes from all

areas and walks of life that say there is a serious

problem in these areas. Laying before me are

quotes just from the early church writers, the

Ante-Nicene writers. You say, "Well, I don't

agree with everything they say." That's not the

issue. The issue is that they were addressing the

problem. That's the only reason I go back and

consider their writings. They addressed the

problems back during the second and third

centuries. I'm not going to even mention names,

but I'm just going to skip around these quotes

that deal with the theater and sports. One writer

said, “Your daughters and your sons watch them

giving lessons in adultery on the

stage. Admirable too are your lying poets who

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