I like the original Roman definition of "pagan" better, which was "civilian, incompetent soldier":
http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=pagan
http://www.paganspath.com/magik/pagan.htm
There is also the concept of living so far out of town that you could not easily travel to town to participate in any church services - "out in left field" in a sense of the word that predates baseball.
I like the original Roman definition of "pagan" better, which was "civilian, incompetent soldier":
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http://www.paganspath.com/magik/pagan.htm
There is also the concept of living so far out of town that you could not easily travel to town to participate in any church services - "out in left field" in a sense of the word that predates baseball.
I've posted the link to a specific FB group, with good results so far in the comments section of the letter.
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