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Essay / From Testimony of the Soul by Tertullian - 1422
These accusations against true Christians are of course easy to refute. Regarding infanticide, Tertullian's main points are: 1) Pagans murder their children by abandoning them to the elements or drowning them for the sake of "population control", and; 2) Quoting Tertullian's sarcasm, "no one ever met a half-eaten baby." (Tertullian) As for incest, it is the practice of worship of the pagans and the True God considers it a sin. Tertullian speaks of the love that Christians have for one another, but it is a brotherly love that is not twisted and distorted as it is for pagans. Like finally the treason against Caesar – again, it belongs only to the pagans. Amidst the secular revolts against Caesar, Christians were busy praying for Caesar and the Roman Empire, showing their biblical and divine allegiance to the