Originally posted by Gondwanaland
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She has made that argument about homosexuality in the past, effectively declaring it didn't exist until that term was first coined.
I wonder if that might also be behind her belief that Christians weren't persecuted during the first centuries of our existence -- because "persecute" wasn't a word then
ORIGIN OF PERSECUTE
First recorded in 1400–50; Late Middle English; back formation from persecutour “persecutor,” ultimately from Late Latin persecūtor originally “prosecutor,” equivalent to persecū-, variant stem of persequī “to prosecute, pursue closely”
First recorded in 1400–50; Late Middle English; back formation from persecutour “persecutor,” ultimately from Late Latin persecūtor originally “prosecutor,” equivalent to persecū-, variant stem of persequī “to prosecute, pursue closely”
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