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Christian militia  

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  • The phrase Christian militia (“Soldiers of Christ”) can be traced back many centuries. Until around the fourth century CE, however, given the Church's original condemnation of warfare, it had no connection to the bearing of arms. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Religion; Christian Militia]

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