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are not for you to look upon – the blows, the

kicks, the cuss, and all the recklessness of

hand.” Another one says, “The father who

carefully protects and guards his virgin

daughter's ears from every polluting word takes

her to the theater himself, exposing her to all its

vile words and attitudes.” One says, “Does it

then remain for us to appeal to the pagans

themselves? Let them tell us whether it is right

for Christians to frequent the shows. Why? The

rejection of these amusements is the chief sign

to them that a man has adopted the Christian

faith.” He's saying that one of the signs that

somebody is saved is that they no longer

participate in the sporting events and the

banqueting and also the theater. Amazing,

amazing. Christians stood against worldly

amusements.

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