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[-] Mandarbmax@lemmy.world 0 points 1 day ago

Nah, the carthaginian religion also did that, same for a number of other Phoenician city states https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2014-01-23-ancient-carthaginians-really-did-sacrifice-their-children

[-] bunkyprewster@startrek.website 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

That was awhile ago. And look what happened to the Cathaginians.

Meanwhile the Catholic Church keeps chugging along like nothing happened. Hell, people keep sending their children to Catholic schools.

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