Historically, religious groups other than Christians were pagans. They also define those who deny Christianity or the Christian Bible as heretics. Skeptics may not be regarded as heretics if the evidence they seek is used to satisfy their beliefs relative to Christianity.
The definition of heretics is extended to include other skeptics, such as:
(1) Deism holds that the definition of God conforms to the "motive force", but does not exceed this behavior.
(2) Atheism, not believing in the existence of God.
(3) agnosticism does not claim to know the existence of God.
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The source of pagans:
In the Middle Ages (500- 1350), the Catholic Church used this word to describe the threat posed by Muslims. Moors (Muslims from North Africa) migrated to Spain in the early 8th century.
2. In 1 1 century, the Seljuk Turks conquered Asia Minor. By the Middle Ages, Christians (when the number of Christians was still growing) became more and more afraid of the expanding influence of Muslims. Islamists not only occupied the territory that once belonged to Christians, but also immediately prevented Christian pilgrims from entering their holy places in the Middle East.
3. The church took countermeasures against the so-called infidels and encouraged western Europeans to take up arms for the Crusades. 1095 started the crusade, and 129 1 year ended in failure. The church also tried to stop the spread of Islam.
4. 123 1 year, Pope Gregory IX (1170-1241) issued a papal decree to establish an investigation system, aiming at finding and punishing heretics. Many people were tied to posts and burned to death.
The Moors ruled the Iberian Peninsula (now Spain and Portugal) for nearly a hundred years, and then the North Africans were expelled by the troops of Christian countries.
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