The king to the left of the picture is shown worshipping the goddess Maat.
If, however, any one denied that he was a Christian, and ratified his denial by worshipping the gods of Rome, he was to receive pardon.
Hosea even married a harlot to make a point about how bad the people were for worshipping false Gods.
The same encyclopedia gives the definition of pagans as " unenlightened, idol worshipping, raw rustic heathens " .
The House Church Movement began in the Seventies in a spontaneous outburst of small groups worshipping in their own homes.
