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"The Empire of Europe
The United States is not today’s empire. The European Union is
Europe is taking on its imperial heritage and acting like an imperial power, not only in the Balkans. The European Union’s problem, however, is that neither its citizens nor the majority of its politicians have faced up to this reality. So they frequently discuss the wrong questions.
The apostle Paul was almost lynched as a traitor to the faith in the temple in Jerusalem. At the last minute the intervention of a Roman cohort rescued him from the hysterical mob. During the ensuing interrogation the tentmaker, rabbi, and Christian from Tarsus let it be known he was a Roman citizen: “The commander rushed in and asked Paul, ‘Is it true? Are you a Roman citizen?’ ‘I am,’ answered Paul. The commander then observed, ‘It cost me quite a sum to get my citizenship.’ ‘Ah,’ said Paul, ‘but I am a citizen by birth!’”"
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