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dramas.” Another says, “One might call the

racecourse and the theater the seat of

plagues.” Notice that. He called it “the seat of

plagues.” Another writer said, “We renounce all

your spectacles. Among us nothing is ever said,

seen, or heard that has anything in common with

the madness of the circus, the immodesty of the

theater, or the useless exercise of the wrestling

ground. Why do you take offense at us because

we differ from you in regard to your

pleasure?” This is a Christian writing and

talking about the heathen. Why do you have a

problem with us?

And, again, another writer said, “It will be

made clear that the entire apparatus of the shows

is based upon idolatry.” Another writer said, "At

first the theater was actually a temple of Venus,

and, to speak briefly, it was because of this that

stage performances were allowed to escape

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